United States Fifth Circuit

In the context of antitrust and alleged price discrimination, the meeting competition defense applies even in cases where a seller knows that its discriminatory price is not as low as its competitor's price, yet nevertheless offers that discriminatory price in a good faith response to the competition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2006
• Published 07/25/2006

Judges

• GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, DAVIS and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Craig Lewis Caesar (argued), McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans, LA, Anne D. LeJeune, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, Dallas, TX, for Mercury Marine.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. Hunt, Jane H. Barney (argued), Alfred Paul LeBlanc, Jr., Erin Joelle Wilder-Doomes, Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.