Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Company of California v. Arizona, California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1984No. 83-5517PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
In this antitrust suit, five states allege that major oil companies have conspired to fix the prices of refined petroleum products. The issue to be resolved on this interlocutory appeal is whether the states are entitled to a jury trial of legal claims. 1 The district court held that the states are entitled to a jury. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Arizona, California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington brought separate actions charging major oil companies with conspiring to fix prices of refined petroleum products. The states brought suit in their proprietary capacities, as class…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
- In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation. State of Arizona v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Atlantic Richfield Co. Exxon Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. And Shell Oil Co., and Continental Oil Co. Gulf Oil Corp. Phillips Petroleum Co. Caribou Four Corners, Inc. And Powerine Oil Co., State of California v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Exxon Corp. Gulf Oil Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. And Shell Oil Co., and Atlantic Richfield Co. Getty Oil Co. And Phillips Petroleum Co., State of Oregon, on Behalf of Itself, Its Residents and All Political Subdivisions Within the State Similarly Situated v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Atlantic Richfield Co. Exxon Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. And Shell Oil Co., and Getty Oil Co. Gulf Oil Corp. And Phillips Petroleum Co., State of Washington, on Behalf of Itself and Its Public Entities and Residents v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Atlantic Richfield Co. Exxon Corp. Gulf Oil Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. Shell Oil Co., and Getty Oil Co. And Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Church of Scientology of California v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- James Adams v. Johns-Manville Corporation, and Raymark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- N.I.S. Corp. v. Hallahan (In re Hallahan)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Albarran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
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