INTERNATIONAL RAW MATERIALS, LTD.
v.
STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY, TG Soda Ash, Inc., General Chemical Partners, Tenneco Minerals Company, FMC Wyoming Corp., Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp., American Natural Soda Ash Corporation.
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 22, 1989.
June 22, 1989.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
David Berger, H. Laddie Montague, Jr., Howard Langer and Jeffrey Rockman of Berger & Montague, P.C., and David H. Marston of Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff Intern. Raw Materials, Ltd.
Norman H. Seidler, Charles H. Critchlow, James R. Eiszner, and David A. Schwartz-Leeper of Coudert Bros., New York City, for defendants American Natural Soda Ash Corp., Stauffer Chemical Co., Tg Soda Ash, Inc., General Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners, and Tenneco Minerals Co.
Patrick W. Kittredge of Kittredge & Donley, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants American Natural Soda Ash Corp., Stauffer Chemical Co., Tg Soda Ash, Inc., General Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners, FMC Wyoming Corp. and Tenneco Minerals Co.
M. Mason Pattillo, Shelton, Conn., for defendant Stauffer Chemical Co.
Edward J. Waite, Parsippany, N.J., for defendant General Chemical Partners.
Eugene G. McGuire, Stamford, Conn., for defendant Tg Soda Ash, Inc.
John N. Badger, Lakewood, Colo., and Stephen W. Armstrong of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Tenneco Minerals Co.
Alan R. Kidston, William R. Jentes and Mark E. Ferguson of Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for defendant FMC Wyoming Corp.
Carolyn G. Hill, Oklahoma City, Okl., and Alfred H. Wilcox of Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., and Thomas W. Johnston of Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Ill., for defendant Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HANNUM, Senior District Judge.
Background
The issue before the Court is the extent of an export trade association's antitrust exemption under the Webb-Pomerene Act, 15 U.S.C. § 61 et seq. Plaintiff International Raw Materials, Ltd. ("IRM") operates a Port Longview, Washington terminal used for loading soda ash onto ocean-going vessels. Defendants are the American Natural Soda Ash Corporation, an export trade...
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