Legal Opinion

Critical-Vac Filtration Corporation v. Minuteman International, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 21, 2000No. Docket 00-7104PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

The question presented is whether the District Court properly dismissed plaintiff-appellant’s complaint on the ground that its antitrust claims were compulsory counterclaims that had to be raised in a previous patent infringement suit.

Critical-Vac Filtration Corporation (“C-Vac”) appeals a January 7, 2000 order 1 of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Howard G. Munson, Judge) dismissing its complaint, which alleged violations of antitrust laws by Minuteman International, Inc. (“Minuteman”). The District Court held that…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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  4. Laszlo Adam, Dennis W. Brush, Michael J. Connelly, Jack Weinstein, Marcel Fournier, William S. Kingson v. Eli S. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by38 opinions

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  5. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Caledonian Bank Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2016

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