NIKE, INC. v. RUBBER MFRS. ASS'N, INC.

No. 80 Civ. 4990.

509 F.Supp. 912 (1981)

NIKE, INC., Plaintiff, v. RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

February 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stoel, Rives, Boley, Fraser & Wyse, Portland, Or., Gregory R. Mowe, Portland, Or., of counsel; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for plaintiff Nike, Inc.

Jay Greenfield, Jonathan Sinnreich, Elizabeth S. Koltun, New York City, of counsel; Alexander & Green, New York City, for defendant Rubber Manufacturers Assn., Inc.

Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, for defendant Bata Shoe Company, Inc.; William M. Dallas, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for defendant Charles A. Eaton Co.; Dean Ringel, New York City, of counsel.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for defendant Eltra Corp.; Shatzkin, Cooper & Rudoff, New York City, for defendant Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc.

Pennie & Edmonds, New York City, for defendant New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

Arthur Dry & Kalish, New York City, for defendant Uniroyal, Inc.; Kirkwood, Kaplan, Russin & Vecchi, New York City, Kaplan, Russin & Vecchi, Washington, D. C., Julius Kaplan, Washington, D. C., Kathleen F. Patterson, of counsel.

Foley, Lardner, Hollabaugh & Jacobs, Washington, D. C., Douglas V. Rigler, Washington, D. C., of counsel for defendant and counterclaim plaintiff Brooks Shoe Manufacturing Co., Inc.


OPINION

BONSAL, District Judge.

Nike, Inc. ("Nike"), an Oregon corporation, instituted this action in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon alleging violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2, and the Wilson Tariff Act, 15 U.S.C. § 8, and tortious conduct constituting unfair competition. On August 14, 1980, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon transferred the action...

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