General Cigar Holdings, Inc. v. Altadis, S.A.

ORDER GRANTING ALTADIS S.A.’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND ORDER GRANTING ALTADIS U.S.A., INC.’S AND CONSOLIDATED CIGAR HOLDINGS INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS

MORENO, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a cigar manufacturer, brought this action against a foreign competitor and two of its domestic subsidiaries, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 & 2, the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 14, the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and state law relating to antitrust and unfair competition. Plaintiff contends that Defendants have attempted to monopolize the United States cigar market and have illegally…