Legal Opinion
Northwest Power Products, Inc. v. Omark Industries, Inc., Bob Wooten, and Bosco Fastening Service Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1978No. 77-1976PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Omark Industries, Inc. terminated Northwest Power Products, Inc. as a distributor of Omark powder actuated tools (PAT) and supplies. Northwest brought this treble damage action under the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1, against Omark; the new distributor, Bosco Fastening Service Center, Inc.; and Northwest’s former sales manager, Bob Wooten, who led a contingent of Northwest employees who defected to Bosco. Northwest alleges the defendants conspired both to strip it of its distributorship and to deprive it of its customers by tortious and unfair means. The district court…
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