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· 1/4/1988

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Pepsico, Inc.

Citations

  • 836 F.2d 173
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 16

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  • theories, set forth in opposition brief are not a substitute for specificity of allegations in antitrust complaint
  • “[T]he court must review the allegations of fact contained in the [antitrust] complaint; for this purpose the court does not consider conclusory recitations of law.”
  • conclusory allegations of conspiracy in antitrust action are insufficient when the only specified activity is conduct specifically authorized by exempting legislation for soft drink industry
  • \ '[I]t is axiomatic that the complaint may not be amended by the briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss.' \ (citation omitted)
  • \It is one thing to set forth theories in a brief; it is quite another to make proper allegations in a complaint.\

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