Legal Opinion
Flovac, Inc. v. Airvac, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 4, 2016No. 15-1571PPublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
That an antitrust case may turn on the definition of the relevant market is a common-sense proposition. In this instance, the summary judgment record disclosed a relevant market much broader than the plaintiff claimed — a market in which the defendant lacked any semblance of market dominance. ■ Finding the plaintiffs antitrust claims wanting and its companion claims equally impuissant, the district court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendant. After careful consideration, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-appellant Flovac, Inc. (Flovac) and defendant-appellee…
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