Florida District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga permitted ICE Portal’s antitrust case against VFM Leonargo to move forward. The two companies produce enhanced photographs and video content for travel websites. Although the court dismissed claims that the defendant’s acquisition of Leonardo Media competitively injured ICE Portal, it allowed claims alleging illegal tying and exclusive dealing […]
Category Archives: Exclusive Dealing
Private Challenge to Nestle Acquisition Dismissed
July 26, 2010 – 3:36 pm
Judge Savador Casellas, District of Puerto Rico, dismissed a challenge to Nestle’s acquisition of an ice cream distributor in Puerto Rico on the ground that because ice cream sales increased while prices remanded stable the plaintiff could not demonstrate antitrust injury.
Alabama Hospital Exclusive Dealing Case Dismissed
May 28, 2010 – 2:08 pm
Judge Myron Thompson, M.D. Ala, dismissed a complaint filed by medical supply equipment companies against several hospitals in the Montgomery, Alabama, area. The complaint alleged that the hospitals violated the antitrust laws by entering exclusive agreements to provide durable medical equipment such as beds, walkers, and wheelchairs, in house. The plaintiffs alleged that the hospital […]
Third Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Claims Against Dentsply
May 27, 2010 – 2:02 pm
The Third Circuit affirmed the dismisal of two cases challenging Dentsply’s agreements with dealers with respect to the sale of competitive artificial teeth. The court first upheld the denial of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that an earlier decision against Dentsply in a government case was not sufficient to establish injury […]
Heavy-duty Transmission Manufacturer Illegal Forced Exclusive Dealing
October 27, 2009 – 12:34 pm
In ZF Meritor LLC and Meritor Transmission Corp. v. Eaton Corp., District of Delaware jury found that Eaton Corp. violated the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act, in the heavy-duty truck transmission market in a suit brought by two affiliates of rival ArvinMeritor Inc. In their suit, Plaintiffs claimed that Eaton used its dominant position in […]