Legal Opinion
7-Up Bottling Co. of Jasper Inc. v. Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1999No. 98-15344PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether purchasers were able to establish that a citric acid manufacturer conspired with competitors to fix prices and to allocate market share in violation of the federal antitrust laws.
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Citric acid is a corn derivative with a wide variety of uses in the manufacture of food, soft drinks, detergents, and pharmaceuticals. Varni Brothers Corp. and 7-Up Bottling Company of Philadelphia, Inc. (collectively “Varni”) filed civil antitrust class actions against Cargill, Incorporated (“Cargill”), Archer Daniels Midland (“ADM”), Haarman & Reimer (“H&R”),…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re: Citric Acid Litigation 7-Up Bottling Co.Of Jasper Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Bryant v. ArmstrongDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2012