United States Third Circuit

In two related antitrust cases (Hess and Jersey Dental) brought by two dental laboratories against an artificial tooth manufacturer and its dealers, judgment of the district court is affirmed where: 1) the Hess plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment of their monopolization claim against the manufacturer was properly denied; 2) district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hess plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration; 3) court did not err in dismissing the complaint in Hess; 4) court properly determined that the Jersey Dental plaintiffs failed to adequately allege the agreement element of their Section 1 and Section 2 claims of the Sherman Act; 5) district court properly determined that Jersey Dental plaintiffs failed to adequately allege specific intent; and 5) district court did not err in its application of Illinois Brick as to Jersey Dental plaintiffs' request for overcharge damages.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/27/2010
• Decided 04/16/2010
• Published 04/16/2010

Judges

• Before: FUENTES and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and DIAMOND, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas A. Dubbs (Argued), Richard Joffe, Labaton Sucharow, New York, NY, for Appellants., Eric J. McCarthy, Margaret M. Zwisler (Argued), Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC, for Dentsply International, Inc., Walter H. Drane, Jr., Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE, for Accu Bite, Inc., Hendon Dental Supply, Inc., and Henry Schein, Inc., Dorothy A. Hickok, Paul H. Saint-Antoine (Argued), Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA, Darryl A. Parson, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Wilmington, DE, for Benco Dental Co., Patricia L. Enerio, Proctor Heyman, Wilmington, DE, for Burkhart Dental Supply Co., Henry E. Gallagher, Jr., Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz, Wilmington, DE, for Darby Dental Laboratory Supply Co., Inc., Antoinette D. Hubbard, James J. Maron, Maron, Marvel, Bradley & Anderson, Wilmington, DE, for Pearson Dental Supplies, Inc., William J. Wade, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE, Margaret M. Zwisler, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC, for Patterson Dental Company., C. Scott Reese, Cooch & Taylor, Wilmington, DE, for JB Dental Supply Co., Inc.