Dixon Gas Club v. Safeway

Summary

In this energy antitrust and trade litigation proceeding, plaintiff Dixon Gas Club alleged Safeway Inc. of hurting the business of Dixon Gas station by offering gas cheaper to member of its Club Card Program. The plaintiff Dixon Gas Club is a group made of the Schroeder Road Dixon Gas & Shop and 14 other stations. Plaintiff counsels claimed that Safeway Inc. was offering 3 cent discounts on gas to its club card holder.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Ali Kamarei and James Dombroski. The defendant in this case, Safeway Inc. was represented by attorneys Thomas Loran and Andrew Lanphere.

Outcome

The court found in favor of the defense.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Dixon Gas Club
Defense: Safeway, Inc.

Judge: Wynn Carvill
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Alameda County
Court: Alameda County Court - Administration Building

Case Number: VG08387771
Industry: Energy
Practice Area: Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Plaintiff

Dixon Gas Club

Represented By:
Kamarei, Ali (InHouse Co. Law Firm )
Dombroski, James (Law Offices of James M. Dombroski)

Defense

Safeway, Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:39:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Patel, Satyam	In Person
00:16:35	General Case Activities		Patel, Satyam	In Person
00:21:40	Witness Direct Examination		Wood, Glenda	In Person
01:18:28	Break
01:35:10	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Wood, Glenda	In Person
02:10:01	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroski, James	Salkhi, Ali	In Person
00:52:13	Break
01:09:55	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroski, James	Salkhi, Ali	In Person
01:25:09	Witness Cross Examination	Loran, Thomas	Salkhi, Ali	In Person
01:28:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dombroski, James	Salkhi, Ali	In Person
01:29:54	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroski, James	Salkhi, Amin	In Person
02:11:32	General Case Activities
02:18:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ramos, William	In Person
01:09:41	Break
01:28:43	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ramos, William	In Person
01:29:45	Witness Cross Examination	Loran, Thomas	Ramos, William	In Person
01:54:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ramos, William	In Person
01:57:21	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Kanahari, Anthony	In Person
02:27:56	Witness Cross Examination	Loran, Thomas	Kanahari, Anthony	In Person
02:36:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Kanahari, Anthony	In Person
02:39:00	General Case Activities
02:43:16	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Pettus, Joseph	In Person
00:46:06	Break
00:56:39	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroski, James	Haro Sanchez, Aeam	In Person
01:03:26	Witness Cross Examination	Loran, Thomas	Haro Sanchez, Aeam	In Person
01:05:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dombroski, James	Haro Sanchez, Aeam	In Person
01:08:12	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Pettus, Joseph	In Person
01:57:53	Break
02:09:16	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Pettus, Joseph	In Person
02:55:30	General Case Activities
02:58:40	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Loran, Thomas	Pettus, Joseph	In Person
00:12:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Pettus, Joseph	In Person
00:32:11	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Olea, Stan	In Person
00:57:58	Break
01:08:46	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Olea, Stan	In Person
01:31:22	Witness Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Olea, Stan	In Person
01:46:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Olea, Stan	In Person
02:01:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Olea, Stan	In Person
00:02:08	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Silva, Anthony	In Person
01:16:08	Break
01:35:03	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Silva, Anthony	In Person
01:59:32	Break
02:08:36	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Silva, Anthony	In Person
02:21:10	Witness Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Silva, Anthony	In Person
03:18:04	General Case Activities
03:29:46	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Silva, Anthony	In Person
00:22:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Silva, Anthony	In Person
01:07:35	Break
01:21:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Silva, Anthony	In Person
02:08:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Silva, Anthony	In Person
02:11:11	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Dierssen, Laura	In Person
02:28:04	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Plaister, Celeste CPA	In Person
01:08:09	Break
01:23:25	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Plaister, Celeste CPA	In Person
02:06:59	Witness Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Plaister, Celeste CPA	In Person
02:30:23	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Plaister, Celeste CPA	In Person
00:27:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Plaister, Celeste CPA	In Person
00:46:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Plaister, Celeste CPA	In Person
00:51:37	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
01:38:44	Break
01:54:46	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
02:31:12	Witness Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
02:57:35	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
00:19:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
00:27:15	Break
00:37:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
01:38:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lanphere, Andrew	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
01:38:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Ben-zion, Dr. Barry	In Person
01:40:30	General Case Activities
01:43:29	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.

Dixon Gas Club v. Safeway

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:12	Witness Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Dierssen, Laura	In Person
01:03:44	Break
01:16:42	Witness Cross Examination	Loran, Thomas	Dierssen, Laura	In Person
01:28:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kamarei, Ali	Dierssen, Laura	In Person
01:42:49	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroski, James	Saveri, Andy	In Person
02:22:11	General Case Activities
02:23:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:07:27	Break
		01:23:01	General Case Activities
		02:45:52	End of Session