John B. Hull, Inc. v. Waterbury Petroleum Products, Inc.

LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

Waterbury Petroleum Products, Inc. (WPP) appeals from two orders of Judge Nevas of the District Court for Connecticut. One order dismissed WPP’s antitrust damage claims against C.A. Lindell & Son, Inc. (Lindell) for WPP’s failure to comply with Lindell’s discovery requests and three court orders compelling WPP to comply with these requests; the other awarded attorney’s fees to Lindell for its efforts to secure this discovery. WPP claims that the district court abused its discretion by dismissing its complaint and assessing attorney’s fees. Lindell claims that WPP’s…