Coastal Distributing Company, Inc. v. Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., and Ngk Spark Plugs [u.s.a.], Inc.

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge.

Coastal Distributing Company, Inc., (Coastal) appeals from the adverse entry of judgment by the district court in its suit against NGK Spark Plugs (U.S.A.), Inc., (NGK-USA) and NGK Spark Plug Company, Ltd., (NGK, Ltd.) (collectively referred to as NGK). 1 Because the district court properly applied the correct statute of limitations to bar Coastal’s claims of fraud and unfair competition, and because the district court properly applied the jury finding of illegality to bar enforcement of the oral contract, we affirm the judgment in favor of NGK.

I. FACTS AND…