No. 18-475

Zaremba Family Farms, Inc., et al. v. Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2)
Tags: anticompetitive-agreement antitrust antitrust-injury civil-procedure civil-rights due-process injury-in-fact market-allocation oil-and-gas oil-and-gas-rights private-cause-of-action standing takings valuation
Latest Conference: 2019-01-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether proof of the fact of damage—a significant drop in the value of a plaintiffs oil and gas interests—because of an illegal, anticompetitive agreement, is sufficient to establish an injury-in-fact giving rise to a private cause of action, under 15 U.S.C. § 15(a), without, as a prerequisite, requiring the antitrust plaintiff to, sell its oil and gas interests in an artificially rigged market.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether proof of the fact of damage—a significant drop in the value of a plaintiff's oil and gas interests—because of an illegal, anticompetitive agreement, is sufficient to establish an injury-in-fact giving rise to a private cause of action under 15 U.S.C. § 15(a), without, as a prerequisite, requiring the antitrust plaintiff to sell its oil and gas interests in an artificially rigged market

Docket Entries

2019-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
2018-12-27
Reply of petitioners Zaremba Family Farms, Inc., et al. filed.
2018-12-14
Brief of respondent Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. in opposition filed.
2018-10-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 14, 2018.
2018-10-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2018 to December 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. filed.
2018-10-15
Motion (18M51) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2018-09-26
MOTION (18M51) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-17
Motion (18M51) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2018-09-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2018)

Attorneys

Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Michael Neil LloydSchiff Hardin LLP, Respondent
Zaremba Family Farms, Inc., et al.
Michael Frederick WaisHoward and Howard Attorneys PLLC, Petitioner