Legal Opinion

Otis Clapp & Son, Inc. v. Filmore Vitamin Company D/B/A Medique Products

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 4, 1985No. 83-2931PublishedCited by 148 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff appeals not only the amount it recovered in an unfair trade competition action but also the denial of motions to supplement its complaint and to compel discovery. We affirm.

I

Both the plaintiff, Otis Clapp & Son, Inc. (“Otis Clapp”) and the defendant, Medique Products (“Medique”), a division of the Filmore Vitamin Company, sell non-prescription pharmaceuticals in the institutional medical market. Both companies sell their pharmaceutical supplies through distributors to the end-purchasers who, typically are nurses employed in plant or office clinics. Medique…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Data Disc, Incorporated v. Systems Technology Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  3. Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. v. S. S. Kresge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Burger King Corp. v. MasonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  5. Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation v. Baccarat Clothing Co., Inc., a Corporation, Meier Caspi and Tchia Caspi, IndividualsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by148 opinions

  1. Gorenstein Enterprises, Inc., Sam Gorenstein, and David Gorenstein v. Quality Care-Usa, Inc. And David A. ScheinmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  2. Alpo Petfoods, Inc. v. Ralston Purina CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  3. Harry D. Weeks v. Samsung Heavy Industries Company, Limited, Samsung America, Incorporated, an Illinois Corporation, Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Company, Limited, Harry D. Weeks v. Samsung Heavy Industries Company, Limited, Formerly Known as Samsung Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Company, Limited, a Republic of Korea Corporation, Samsung America, Incorporated, and Samsung Construction Equipment Company, a Division of Samsung America, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Georgia Lee Miller Roulo, Cross-Appellant v. Russ Berrie & Co., Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Basf Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Old World Trading Company, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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