· 6/25/1990
Sun Dun, Inc. of Washington v. Coca-Cola Co.
Citations
- 740 F. Supp. 381
- 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7813
- 1990 WL 87562
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “an attempt to allege the necessary market power by aggregating the market power of several defendants is mere tautology”
- indicating that, “in order to sustain a charge of monopolization or attempted monopolization, a plaintiff must allege the necessary market domination of a particular defendant”
- dismissing monopolization and attempted monopolization claims alleging a shared monopoly theory of liability
- dismissing monopolization and attempted monopolization claims alleging a shared monopoly theory of liability
- allegation that two competitors conspired to monopolize a market through horizontal arrangements is more appropriately deemed an allegation of oligopoly which is not actionable under Section 2
- “Allegations that a group of defendants together possess dominant market power may state a Section 1 claim of oligopoly, but ... ‘an oligopoly, or shared monopoly, does not in itself violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act.’ ”
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Judges: Smalkin
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