Felder's Collision Parts, Inc. v. All Star Advertising Agency, Inc.

GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:

It would not be an antitrust opinion without the line that the antitrust laws were designed for “the protection of competition, not competitors.” Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U.S. 294, 320, 82 S.Ct. 1502, 8 L.Ed.2d 510 (1962). Though often included by rote, the axiom is particularly apt in this case.

The competitors are Felder’s Collision Parts, Inc., a Louisiana dealer of aftermarket auto body parts that are compatible with General Motors vehicles but not manufactured by GM, and All Star, a dealer of GM-manufactured parts. Felder’s filed this antitrust suit…