United States Fourth Circuit

A finding that a Southeast Asian company's conspiracy to fix prices had no "substantial effect" on U.S. commerce was proper, and use of that standard was proper where the conspiracy involved primarily foreign conduct.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2002
• Decided 07/30/2002
• Published 07/30/2002

Judges

• Before WILKINS and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and MICHAEL, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Joel  Davidow, Miller & Chevalier, Chartered, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Christopher M. Curran, WHITE & CASE, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Alan I. Horowitz, Michael T. Brady, Miller & Chevalier, Chartered, Washington, D.C.;   William T. Rikard, Jr., Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P., Charlotte, North Carolina;  Daniel Small, Mary Strimel, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  J. Mark Gidley, Jaime M. Crowe, Eric Grannon, White & Case, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees.