Legal Opinion
Dibidale of Louisiana, Inc. v. American Bank & Trust Company, New Orleans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1990No. 89-3601, 90-3400PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Dibidale of Louisiana, Inc. appeals an adverse summary judgment dismissing its complaint that American Bank & Trust and the First National Bank of Houma illegally tied its approval for a loan to its use of a contractor of American Bank’s choosing, in violation of the Bank Holding Company Act (BHCA), 12 U.S.C. § 1971 et seq. Finding that the BHCA, unlike general antitrust statutes, does not include a coercion element, we vacate in part and remand.
Background
In early 1987 Dibidale Securities Establishment (DSE) sought to acquire, through its subsidiary Dibidale, a partially…
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