Aug. 27, 2015
9th Circuit affirms dismissal of guitar pricing lawsuit
A majority decision ruled that a complaint accusing Guitar Center Inc, as well as five guitar manufacturers, of colluding to fix prices did not contain sufficient facts to prove an antitrust theory plausible.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that plaintiffs suing retailer
Guitar Center Inc. along with five major guitar manufacturers and their trade association
did not present enough facts to move forward with a price-fixing conspiracy suit.
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The suit, in which a putative class of guitar and guitar ampli...
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