Legal Opinion
RLH Industries, Inc. v. SBC Communications, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 3, 2005No. G034640PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J.
RLH Industries, Inc. (RLH), appeals from summary judgment granted to defendants SBC Communications Inc. (SBC), and Pacific Bell Telephone Company (PacBell). RLH alleged the defendants violated California antitrust law by requiring their local telephone service customers to obtain high voltage protection (HVP) from defendants or, in PacBell’s case, from approved HVP device makers other than RLH. RLH contended defendants’ HVP policies constituted an illegal tying arrangement impairing its ability to compete in the HVP market.
We conclude the court correctly granted summary…
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