Legal Opinion
In Re Folding Carton Antitrust Litigation
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 17, 1983No. MDL 250PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The folding carton antitrust litigation involved an alleged conspiracy on the part of the various defendants, all manufacturers of folding cartons, to fix prices in violation of the Sherman Act. Among the civil cases consolidated in this district for pretrial proceedings, see 28 U.S.C. § 1407, were several nationwide class actions on behalf of a certified class of direct purchasers of various types of folding cartons. On September 19, 1979, prior to trial, the class actions settled. The settlement was the result of a so-called “global agreement” under which all defendants…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by24 opinions
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