Legal Opinion
Trans Sport, Inc. v. Starter Sportswear, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 20, 1992No. 810, Docket 91-7915PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Associate Justice Retired:
In this case, we review a district court’s grant of summary judgment awarded to a manufacturer charged with violating § 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2. 2 775 F.Supp. 536. The question presented is whether a manufacturer may, consistent with federal antitrust laws, impose restraints on, and refuse to deal with, an authorized retailer that sells the manufacturer’s products to other dealers. On the facts before us, we hold that it can.
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Since 1976, defendant-appellee Starter Sportswear, Inc. (“Starter”) has had a license to manufacture and sell satin team…
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