Alvord-Polk Inc’s Empirical Analysis
37 F.3d 996 · 1994
Citation profile
115
cited by 115 later decisions
5
states following
December 2023
most recently cited
26 federal appellate · 17 district · 7 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 115 later decisions — most recently December 2023 · most notably 25 Cal. 4th 826 - Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001), Mathews v. Lancaster General Hospital (1996)
26 federal appellate · 17 district · 7 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1 (§ 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 13 (§ 2 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States · Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 115 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc. v. Gerber Products Co. · In Re Baby Food Antitrust Litigation Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc., Wiseway Super Food Center, Inc., Super Center, Inc., United Brothers Finer Foods, Inc., L.L. Harris Wholesale Grocery, Peter J. Schmitt & Co., 3932 Church Street Supermarket, Inc., Arleen Food Products Co., Inc., Rubin Brooks and Sons, Inc., (d.c. Civil No. 92-Cv-05495). Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) Fka Beech-Nut-Nutrition Fka Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) Fka Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) Fka Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 92-Cv-05495). Peter J. Schmitt Co., on Behalf of Itself v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00047). Wiseway Super Food Center, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00048). Super Center, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00049). United Brothers Finer Foods, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00050). L.L. Harris Wholesale Grocery, a Partnership, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, AKA Beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00051). 3932 Church Street Supermarket, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Formerly Known Successively as Baker/beech-Nut Corporation, Beech Nut Foods Corporation, and Beech Nut Nutrition Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, (Formerly Known as Beech-Nut Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-0320). Arleen Food Products Co., Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Formerly Known Successively as Baker/beech-Nut Corporation, Beech-Nut Foods Corporation, and Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, (Formerly Known as Beech-Nut Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-0407). Rubin Brooks and Sons, Inc., on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Formerly Known Successively as Baker/beech-Nut Corporation, Beech-Nut Foods Corporation and Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, (Formerly Known as Beech-Nut Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00802). Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc., Wiseway Super Food Center, Inc., Super Center, Inc., United Brothers Finer Foods, Inc., L.L. Harris Wholesale Grocery, Peter J. Schmitt & Co., 3932 Church Street Supermarket, Inc., Arleen Food Products Co., Inc., Rubin Brooks and Sons, Inc., in No. 98-5125“'unity of purpose or a common design and understanding or a meeting of the minds in an unlawful arrangement' must exist to trigger Section 1 liability.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation Mdl · In Re Baby Food Antitrust Litigation Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc., Wiseway Super Food Center, Inc., Super Center, Inc., United Brothers Finer Foods, Inc., L.L. Harris Wholesale Grocery, Peter J. Schmitt & Co., 3932 Church Street Supermarket, Inc., Arleen Food Products Co., Inc., Rubin Brooks and Sons, Inc., (d.c. Civil No. 92-Cv-05495). Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) Fka Beech-Nut-Nutrition Fka Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) Fka Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) Fka Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 92-Cv-05495). Peter J. Schmitt Co., on Behalf of Itself v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00047). Wiseway Super Food Center, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00048). Super Center, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00049). United Brothers Finer Foods, Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bcn Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Corporation Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00050). L.L. Harris Wholesale Grocery, a Partnership, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut-Nutrition Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Beech-Nut Foods Corporation (Now Dissolved) AKA Baker/beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, AKA Beech-Nut Corporation (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00051). 3932 Church Street Supermarket, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Formerly Known Successively as Baker/beech-Nut Corporation, Beech Nut Foods Corporation, and Beech Nut Nutrition Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, (Formerly Known as Beech-Nut Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-0320). Arleen Food Products Co., Inc., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Formerly Known Successively as Baker/beech-Nut Corporation, Beech-Nut Foods Corporation, and Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, (Formerly Known as Beech-Nut Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-0407). Rubin Brooks and Sons, Inc., on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Gerber Products Company H.J. Heinz Company Ralston Purina Company Bnnc Corporation, (Formerly Known Successively as Baker/beech-Nut Corporation, Beech-Nut Foods Corporation and Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Bnc Corporation, (Formerly Known as Beech-Nut Corporation) (Now Dissolved) Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-Cv-00802). Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc., Wiseway Super Food Center, Inc., Super Center, Inc., United Brothers Finer Foods, Inc., L.L. Harris Wholesale Grocery, Peter J. Schmitt & Co., 3932 Church Street Supermarket, Inc., Arleen Food Products Co., Inc., Rubin Brooks and Sons, Inc., in No. 98-5125“conscious commitment to a common scheme designed to achieve an unlawful objective.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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