Legal Opinion
Blewett v. Abbott Laboratories
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 23, 1997No. 37526-1-IPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
The state Consumer Protection Act (CPA) directs us to be guided by federal precedent in our interpretation of the Act. Federal precedent—the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois 1 — bars antitrust suits by indirect purchasers of price-fixed goods under federal law. Guided by Illinois Brick, we hold indirect purchasers are not "injured” by anticompetitive activity and therefore lack standing to sue under RCW 19.86.090.
THE COMPLAINT
Judith Blewett sued major drug manufacturers under the Consumer Protection Act. 2 Her complaint alleges the defendants acted…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- California v. ARC America Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kansas v. UtiliCorp United Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Johnson v. Microsoft Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 2005
- In re Cardizem CD Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
- Elkins v. Microsoft Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- Robin Free and Renee Free v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Inc., and Mead Johnson & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- In Re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2001
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