United States Sixth Circuit
AM. COUNCIL OF CERTIFIED PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS, 01-1578
Claims under section 2 of the Sherman Act were not actionable where a professional association of podiatrists's statements, in extolling its virtues and criticizing its rivals were not "clearly false", and no evidence showed that defendant had authority to exclude competition.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/11/2003
- Published 03/11/2003
Judges
- Before NORRIS and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; McKEAGUE, District Judge.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- H. Laddie Montague, Jr. (argued and briefed), Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, Alan M. Sandals (briefed), Sandals & Langer, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Philip J. Kessler (argued and briefed), Laurie J. Michelson (briefed), Butzel Long, Detroit, MI, Gordon J. Walker (briefed), Butzel Long, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Defendant-Appellee.