Legal Opinion
Stearns Airport Equipment Co. v. FMC Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1999No. 97-10592, 97-10781PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Stearns Arp or t Equipment Co., Inc. (Stearns) brought this suit against defendant-appellee FMC Corporation (FMC), claiming FMC had violated the Sherman Act, the Robinson-Patman Act, and Texas state law. Stearns appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to FMC, and also challenges certain expenses awarded to FMC as costs. We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Stearns and FMC are both manufacturers of boarding bridges, the devices that allow passengers to enter and exit passenger airplanes. Historically, the domestic market has been…
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