KRUMAN v. CHRISTIE'S INTERN. PLC

No. 00Civ.6322(LAK).

129 F.Supp.2d 620 (2001)

Charlotte KRUMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CHRISTIE'S INTERNATIONAL PLC, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Bershad, J. Douglas Richards, Michael M. Buchman, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, New York, NY, Michael D. Hausfeld, Ann C. Yahner, Daniel A. Small, Paul T. Gallagher, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, Robert A. Skirnick, Maria A. Skirnick, Meredith, Cohen, Greenfogel & Skirnick, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Karen L. Morris, Seth D. Rigrodsky, James A. McShane, Morris & Morris, Wilmington, DE, Anthony J. Bolognese, Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Frederick P. Furth, Bruce J. Wecker, Ben S. Furth, The Furth Firm, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs.

Shepard Goldfein, Michael L. Weiner, Clifford H. Aronson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants Christie's, Inc., Christie's International PLC and Daniel P. Davison.

Steven Alan Reiss, A. Paul Victor, Howard B. Comet, Richard J. Davis, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants Sotheby's Inc. and Sotheby's Holdings, Inc.

Carey R. Dunne, Michael Patrick, Benjamin Means, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, for Defendant A. Alfred Taubman.

John S. Siffert, H. Melissa Mather, Lankler Siffert & Wohl, New York, NY, for Defendant Diana D. Brooks.

Stephen P. Davidson, Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe, New York, NY, for Defendants Max M. Fisher, Michael L. Ainslie, and Kevin A. Bousquette.

Martin J. Auerbach, New York, NY, for Defendant Francois Curiel.

Michael S. Shuster, Sheron Korpus, White & Case, New York, NY, for Defendant Stephen S. Lash.

Andrew J. Levander, Yun G. Lee, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Max M. Fisher.

Edward M. Shaw, New York, NY, for Defendant Michael L. Ainslie.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

These motions present the question whether persons who allegedly were overcharged for auction services in auctions held outside the United States may sue in federal court, either under the U.S. antitrust laws or customary international law, if the overcharges were imposed as a result of a price fixing conspiracy partly agreed to and pursuant to which overt acts have been committed in the United States.

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