Red Lion Medical Safety, Inc. v. Ohmeda, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

LEVI, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Red Lion Medical Safety, Inc. et al. bring this antitrust action against defendant Ohmeda, Inc. Ohmeda moves for summary judgment.

I

Ohmeda, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of medical anesthesia equipment. Plaintiffs are independent service organizations (“ISOs”) who service anesthesia equipment, including Ohmeda machines. Plaintiffs accuse Ohmeda of trying to exclude them from the servicing market for Ohmeda equipment.

Until recently, when it was partitioned and sold, Ohmeda was the' health care division of The BOC…