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KEATING v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC.

No. C6-87-1385.

417 N.W.2d 132 (1987)

James J. KEATING, d.b.a. Jim Keating I.C.O. on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., American Brands, Inc. d.b.a. The American Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Liggett & Myers, Inc., Lorillard, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc., d.b.a. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Cochrane, John E. Thomas, Brian N. Toder, Cochrane & Bresnahan, P.A., St. Paul, for appellant.

Robert A. Schwartzbauer, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, Melvin Spaeth, Kenneth A. Letzler, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., Harold D. Field, Byron E. Starns, Gregory C. Brown, Leonard, Street and Deinard, Minneapolis, Paul G. Pennoyer, Jr., Daniel J. O'Neill, Jerome C. Katz, Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, John D. French, John F. Beukema, Faegre & Benson, Elliot S. Kaplan, Deborah J. Palmer, Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan, Minneapolis, William H. Hogeland, Bruce Topman, Webster & Sheffield, New York City, Joe A. Walters, Thomas R. Sheran, O'Connor & Hannan, Minneapolis, Joseph W. Gelb, David D. Leitch, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, Eugene M. Warlich, Alan I. Silver, Doherty, Rumble & Butler, for respondents.

Heard, considered and decided by NORTON, P.J., and IVERSON and LOMMEN, JJ.

OPINION

NORTON, Judge.

Appellant James Keating filed a class action complaint on July 30, 1979, alleging a conspiracy among respondent cigarette manufacturers to fix cigarette prices, in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 325D.49-325D.66 (Minnesota Antitrust Law of 1971).

In 1985, appellant received a form notice that the case would be dismissed for failure to prosecute if it was not ready for trial in one year. On November 13, 1985, appellant...

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