Legal Opinion

Grip-Pak, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 12, 1983No. 82-1119PublishedCited by 122 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Grip-Pak, Inc., is a company engaged in — or at least aspiring to engage in — the business of producing plastic holders for “six-packs” of beer and other beverages. The defendant, Illinois Tool Works, Inc., is alleged to be the dominant manufacturer of such holders, and in particular to manufacture 90 percent of all plastic holders for six-packs of canned beverages. The complaint, filed in 1977, charges Illinois Tool Works with a variety of practices allegedly forbidden by sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and sections 3 and 7 of the Clayton Act, 15…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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Kobe, Inc. v. Dempsey Pump Co. Dempsey Pump Co. v. Kobe, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
Handgards, Inc., a Corporation v. Ethicon, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by122 opinions

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