Legal Opinion

In Re Ocean Shipping Antitrust Litigation

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided October 15, 1980No. MDL 395; M21-26 (CES)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

STEWART, District Judge:

Plaintiffs, shippers in the United States/Europe ocean shipping trade, brought these actions under section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15 seeking damages for injuries sustained as a result of violations by defendants of section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § l. 1 They seek relief on behalf of themselves and all United States shippers by common carrier in the United States/Europe trade during the period 1971 through a certain time in 1977. Defendants are common carriers engaged in ocean transportation of freight for hire, serving the United…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  5. Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  2. Ronald T. Dreisbach, Individually and Dba Dreisbach Enterprises, Inc. v. John MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Morrison v. United States Department of LaborDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
  4. In Re Wheat Rail Freight Rate Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
  5. City of Loudon, Tenn. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1984

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