Legal Opinion
Catlin v. Washington Energy Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1986No. 85-3570PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In this case we are asked to decide whether the advertising or sale of consumer products by a state-regulated natural gas distribution monopoly violates the Sherman Act or Washington antitrust law, based on a theory of “monopoly leveraging.” The district court found no antitrust violations, and we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Lawrence Catlin, James C. Fry and James A. Fry, appellants, were in the business of selling vent dampers, energy saving devices installed on flue pipes of oil or gas-fired furnaces and water heaters. Washington Natural Gas (WNG),…
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