American Council of Certified Podiatric Physicians and Surgeons v. American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Inc., American Podiatric Medical Association

OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff and defendant in this antitrust and tortious interference action are both professional associations of podiatrists that provide certification services. The American Council of Certified Podia-tric Physicians and Surgeons (“ACCPPS”), the plaintiff, was formed by dissatisfied podiatrists as an alternative to the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (“ABPS”), the defendant, and began certification of podiatrists in competition with the ABPS in 1987. In a previous appeal, this court affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s grant…