IMPRO PRODUCTS, INC. v. HERRICK

No. 82-2124.

715 F.2d 1267 (1983)

IMPRO PRODUCTS, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Appellant, v. John B. HERRICK; Babson Brothers, Co., an Illinois corporation; Richardson, Meyers and Donofrio, a Maryland corporation; Upjohn Co., a Delaware corporation; and Philips Roxane, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Borthwick, Floyd R. Finch, Jr., Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee Philips Roxane, Inc.; L.W. Rosebrook, Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie & Smith, Des Moines, Iowa, of counsel.

H.R. Randy Duncan, Lorraine J. May, Duncan, Jones, Riley & Finley, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee The Upjohn Co.

Randall G. Horstmann, of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Emery & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee Richardson, Myers & Donofrio, Inc.

Philip C. Jones, Qualley, Larson & Jones, Washington, D.C., George T. Qualley, Qualley, Larson & Jones, Sioux City, Iowa, for appellant Impro Products, Inc.; John F. Daniels, Qualley, Larson & Jones, Kansas City, Mo., Harry L. Capadano, III, Qualley, Larson & Jones, Omaha, Neb., of counsel.

Henry A. Harmon, Mark J. Wiedenfeld, Grefe & Sidney, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee Babson Bros. Co.

Thomas D. Hanson, Barry A. Russell, Blanchard, Cless, Hanson & Pundt, John Scott, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee John B. Herrick.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, and HENLEY and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Impro Products, Inc., appeals from a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants on Impro's claims under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. The court found no evidence that any of the defendants had conspired to suppress Impro as a competitor in the animal health field. We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

A. THE INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

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