Legal Opinion
Combs v. Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 7, 1990No. Civ. A. Nos. 83-1108, 89-1480Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the motion of defendant United Mine Workers of America (“UMWA”) for summary judgment on Count II of the complaint of Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (“AECI”). The issue presented by this motion is whether UMWA is exempt from damages for potential antitrust violations arising from the collective bargaining agreement between UMWA and signatory employers, including AECI. The Court *1132finds that UMWA should be exempted from antitrust damages and will grant UMWA’s motion.
I. Background
AECI was a signatory to the…
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- Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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