United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit between two competing tobacco companies, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff on its defamation claim and against defendant's antitrust claim is affirmed, however, the district court's remitted damages award for the defamation claim is vacated as excessive.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/17/2004
• Decided 09/01/2004
• Published 09/01/2004

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Charles S. Bergen (argued), Michael Kazan, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Christopher Landau (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Anne G. Kimball, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.