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131297P.pdf 05/21/2014 D&G, Inc. v. SuperValu, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 13-1297
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Chief Judge Riley, Author, with Bright and Kelly, Circuit
Judges]
Civil Case - Antitrust. Following an asset exchange and non-compete
agreement between the two largest grocery wholesalers, D&G, Inc., a family
owned grocery brought antitrust action. Factual disputes remain whether
non-compete agreement and actual behavior resulted in a per se antitrust
violation. District court erred in grant of summary judgment to
wholesalers based on finding that D&G did not properly define the relevant
market, as wholesalers had not argued this issue. District court's grant
of partial or targeted summary judgment was error. District court did not
abuse its discretion in denying class certification. The denial of D&G's
request to certify a narrower class of customers is vacated for
reconsideration by the district court. District court did not err in
concluding the claims were untimely.