Legal Opinion
NIBCO Inc. v. Viega LLC
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 5, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-CV-1739Published
1Opinion of the Court
NIBCO alleges that Viega has wielded its dominance in the carbon steel press fittings market to control the copper press fittings market. (Id. ¶ 71). NIBCO avers that Viega has made sale of its carbon steel press fittings contingent on the customer's agreement not to purchase copper press fittings from NIBCO. (See id. ¶ 72). NIBCO also avers that, in some instances, Viega charges penalties in the form of lost discounts or outright higher prices to those customers who continue to stock copper press fittings from NIBCO. (Id. ¶¶ 73, 115).
To illustrate these claims, NIBCO identifies seven…
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