United States Sixth Circuit

A preliminary injunction alleging that hockey leagues conspired to violate the Sherman Antitrust Act is reversed, where plaintiffs failed to establish that a rule as to players' age had a significant anticompetitive effect on a relevant market, and alleged irreparable harm already occurred.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/02/2003
• Published 04/02/2003

Judges

• Before:  GILMAN and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  POLSTER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael P. Conway (argued and briefed), Kelly C. Wilson (briefed), John R. McCambridge (briefed), John E. Bucheit (briefed), Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, William A. Sankbeil, Joanne G. Swanson, Kerr, Russell & Weber, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Stephen F. Wasinger (argued and briefed), Gregory D. Hanley (briefed), Wasinger, Kickham & Hanley, Royal Oak, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.