United States Ninth Circuit

In a class action alleging that the defendants conspired to fix the nationwide prices for the Shell and Texaco brands of gasoline through the creation of a national alliance consisting of two joint ventures, the District Court's decision, that plaintiffs failed to create a triable issue of fact under the Sherman Act, is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/07/2003
• Decided 06/01/2004
• Published 06/01/2004

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge., Before REINHARDT, FERNANDEZ, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel R. Shulman,Gregory Merz, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., Minneapolis, MN;  Joseph M. Alioto (argued), Angelina Alioto-Grace, Joseph M. Alioto, Jr., Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stuart N. Senator, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California, for appellee Shell Oil Co., Patricia G. Bulter, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee Texaco Inc., Bryan A. Merryman, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for appellee Saudi Refining, Inc.