United States Sixth Circuit

In an antitrust action brought by a marketer of automotive abrasives against a competitor, 3M, involving its exclusive dealing contracts with distributors of such abrasives, a grant of defendant's motion to dismiss is reversed where the complaint alleged conduct that violates section 2 of the Sherman Act and antitrust injury sufficient to support standing for plaintiff's claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/08/2006
• Published 08/08/2006

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MARTIN, SILER, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, COOK, McKEAGUE, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Dennis E. Murray, Jr., Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., Sandusky, Ohio, for Appellant.  Dean Ringel, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York, New York, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Dennis E. Murray, Jr., Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., Sandusky, Ohio, for Appellant.  Dean Ringel, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York, New York, James P. Murphy, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Washington, D.C., J. Philip Calabrese, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.