Legal Opinion
Champagne Metals v. Ken-Mac Metals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2006No. 04-6222, 05-6139PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
After working in the aluminum industry for years, Michael Champagne struck out on his own and formed Champagne Metals (“Champagne”), an aluminum distributor (or “service center”). Service centers operate as middlemen in the industry, buying aluminum from mills and selling that aluminum to end users. Claiming that there exists an understanding in the industry to exclude new competitors, Champagne brought suit against a slew of older, more established service centers alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws and unlawful interference with business…
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