In re Urethane Antitrust Litigation’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 10 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1 (§ 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act)
Relies on Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · Holmberg v. Armbrecht · Visa Check/mastermoney Antitrust Litigation v. Usa · Adamson v. Bowen
Most-quoted passages
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“• class certification was appropriate for resolution of “the more difficult, threshold liability issues,” and • if individualized questions were to overwhelm the damages issue, “ ‘the more appropriate course of action would be to bifurcate a damages phase and/or decertify the class as to individualized damages determinations.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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