Customer Complaints and Competitor Boycotts: Two Antitrust Decisions Highlight Antitrust Trouble Spots
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21
Two recent antitrust decisions by federal courts offer cautionary tales for businesses and trade associations. The cases involve common antitrust trouble spots: complaints from customers, “bad emails,” and competitor boycotts through what may seem like legitimate trade association activity. Responding to Customer Complaints - In the first case, American Contractors Supply, LLC, v. HD Supply Constructions Supply, Ltd., the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals considered antitrust claims that arose...
By: Arent Fox