Legal Opinion
Flying J, Inc. v. Van Hollen
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided February 11, 2009No. Case 08-C-110PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
RUDOLPH T. RANDA, Chief Judge.
At issue in this case are the motor vehicle fuel provisions of the Wisconsin Unfair Sales Act (the “Unfair Sales Act”), Wis. Stat. § 100.30. The express purpose of this depression-era legislation is to restrain the “practice of selling certain items of merchandise below cost” and to protect “merchants who fail because of the competition of those who use such methods ...” § 100.30(1). At the same time, federal antitrust law exists for “the protection of competition, not competitors.” Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., 429 U.S. 477, 488,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Flying J, Inc. v. Van HollenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Flying J Incorporated v. Wisconsin Petroleum MarketersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010