Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Recordex Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 4, 1996No. 95-1005UnknownCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
The instant appeal requires us to decide whether the plaintiff-clients, whose attorneys purchased photocopies of the clients’ hospital records for the purpose of prosecuting their clients’ personal injury and medical malpractice claims, have standing to bring an antitrust action against the sellers of the photocopies. We hold that such clients lack standing to bring a treble-damages claim because they are not “direct purchasers,” as required by Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431 U.S. 720, 97 S.Ct. 2061, 52 L.Ed.2d 707 (1977). However, we also hold that these…
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