In re Master Key Antitrust Litigation

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• bifurcating liability and damages in a class action because “the proof as to damages is likely to be much more individualized” and, “if we must reach it, may be easily resolved only by reference to a special master or through a long series of separate minitrials”

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Cited by

40 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-12-20· cited 159×
• Response of Carolina, Inc. v. Leasco Response, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1976-09-02· cited 114×
• Marcera v. Chinlund
  Second Circuit· 1979-02-27· cited 94×
• In re Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1999-11-05· cited 67×
• In re Folding Carton Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. Illinois· 1977-07-15· cited 64×
• In re Alcoholic Beverages Litigation
  E.D. New York· 1982-03-09· cited 53×
• Missildine v. Ideal Baking Co.
  M.D. Louisiana· 1980-04-02· cited 52×
• Shelter Realty Corp. v. Allied Maintenance Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1977-06-13· cited 49×
• In re Plywood Anti-trust Litigation
  E.D. Louisiana· 1976-03-15· cited 45×
• Smith v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
  D. Delaware· 1982-05-10· cited 44×
• In re Fine Paper Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1979-04-06· cited 43×
• Payton v. Abbott Labs
  D. Massachusetts· 1979-07-30· cited 42×
• Cambanis v. Nationwide Insurance
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-10-11· cited 39×
• BWI Custom Kitchen v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 1987-03-11· cited 37×
• Rosack v. Volvo of America Corp.
  California Court of Appeal· 1982-05-18· cited 35×
• In Re Armored Car Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. Georgia· 1979-04-18· cited 28×
• In re Independent Gasoline Antitrust Litigation
  D. Maryland· 1978-06-08· cited 25×
• Doss v. Long
  N.D. Georgia· 1981-12-17· cited 25×
• In re Industrial Gas Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. Illinois· 1983-07-01· cited 21×
• In re Master Key Antitrust Litigation
  D. Connecticut· 1977-10-14· cited 19×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
  Supreme Court· 1974-05-28· cited 3,301×
• Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.
  Supreme Court· 1931-05-18· cited 659×
• Swofford v. B & W, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1964-07-28· cited 193×
• John J. Terrell, Plaintiff-Appelle v. Household Goods Carriers' Bureau
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-06-18· cited 192×
• St. Luke's Hospital Ass'n v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1965-01-18· cited 151×
• State of Illinois v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1969-04-25· cited 89×
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener, as of the Estate of Norton Wiener, Deceased, and Related Cases
  Ninth Circuit· 1961-02-15· cited 58×
• Pfizer, Inc., Defendants-Petitioners v. Honorable Miles W. Lord, United States District Judge, and State of Oregon, Plaintiffs-Respondents
  Second Circuit· 1971-07-13· cited 57×
• Ungar v. Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1975-03-12· cited 44×
• AAMCO Automatic Transmissions, Inc. v. Tayloe
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1975-04-18· cited 41×
• City of Philadelphia v. Emhart Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1970-06-23· cited 40×
• In re Ampicillin Antitrust Litigation
  District of Columbia· 1972-05-09· cited 27×
• In re Transit Co. Tire Antitrust Litigation
  W.D. Missouri· 1975-01-15· cited 25×
• Amherst Leasing Corp. v. Emhart Corp.
  D. Connecticut· 1974-11-11· cited 23×
• LoCicero v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
  E.D. Louisiana· 1971-01-18· cited 15×