Intercon Solutions, Inc. v. Basel Action Network

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Intercon Solutions, which provides recycling services for electronic devices, engaged Basel Action Network (BAN) to evaluate its business. Intercon asked BAN to certify it as an environmentally friendly operation. BAN concluded, however, that Intercon ships hazardous waste to China, to firms that use methods of disposal that violate the policy of Illinois, where Intercon is based, and are inconsistent with Intercon’s public representations about its practices. BAN communicated this conclusion to two agencies (one state and one federal) and to the public. Inter-*730con…