Legal Opinion
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1982No. 81-3162, 81-3519PublishedCited by 858 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Sales, Inc. (“Kaiser”) initiated this action in 1979 for simple breach of contract against Avon-dale Shipyards, Inc. (“Avondale”). In its answer to Kaiser’s complaint, Avondale defended on the grounds that the contract sought to be enforced by Kaiser was violative of the antitrust laws. Avondale also filed a counterclaim seeking, inter alia, damages and equitable relief for the antitrust injury.
The district court dismissed the antitrust counterclaim and struck the antitrust defense. The court also entered partial final judgment with respect to…
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