Legal Opinion
Retractable Technologies, Inc. v. Becton Dickinson & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2016No. 14-41384PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is the latest chapter in the long-running legal disputes between Bec-ton Dickinson & Co. (“BD”) and Retractable Technologies, Inc. (“RTI”), competitors in the market for syringes of various types and IV catheters. It arises from a $340 million jury verdict (after trebling) entered against BD for its alleged attempt to monopolize the United States safety syringe market in violation of § 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The jury also found BD liable for false advertising under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act. Relying on principles of equity, the district court…
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