United States Seventh Circuit
Miles Distribs., Inc. v. Specialty Constr. Brands, Inc., 06-1992
In a suit by a distributor alleging violations of the Sherman Act and interference with a prospective business advantage, summary judgment for defendant-supplier is affirmed where: 1) the evidence presented did not support the antitrust claim under a horizontal group boycott analysis; 2) plaintiff did not show that a genuine issue of fact existed regarding an alleged price-fixing agreement; and 3) there was no illegal conduct to support plaintiff's claim of interference since there was no antitrust violation.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/08/2006
- Decided 02/06/2007
- Published 02/06/2007
Judges
- FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert J. Palmer (argued), Christopher R. Putt, May, Oberfell & Lorber, Mishawaka, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Jeffrey J. Keyes (argued), Briggs & Moran, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee.