United States Sixth Circuit

In an antitrust action challenging a fee imposed by consumer reporting agencies for obtaining required data in the residential mortgage-loan industry, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where Plaintiffs lacked antitrust standing because the complaint failed to allege more than a conclusory injury to competition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/02/2009
• Published 04/02/2009

Judges

• Before: SILER, COOK, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael J. Canter, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants.  Michael P. Kenny, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Michael J. Canter, Kenneth J. Rubin, James Allison Wilson, Jr., Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants.  Michael P. Kenny, Gregory B. Mauldin, Teresa T. Bonder, Peter Kontio, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, Georgia, Robert Garrett Cohen, Roger P. Sugarman, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co., Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.