Legal Opinion
Republic Tobacco Co., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. North Atlantic Trading Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 2004No. 04-1098, 04-1202PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves the claims that two competing tobacco companies brought against one another — one company suing for violation of antitrust laws, the other for defamation. North Atlantic Trading Co., Inc. (“North Atlantic”) was upset when its efforts to engage new markets for its cigarette papers proved unsuccessful. It blamed its difficulties in cultivating new customers on the business practices of its competitor, Republic Tobacco Company (“Republic”) and decided to sue. The hard feelings went both ways — Republic became upset with North Atlantic after North Atlantic…
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