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FREEMAN INDUSTRIES v. EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.

172 S.W.3d 512 (2005)

FREEMAN INDUSTRIES, LLC v. EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

August 25, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry C. Barnett, Dallas, Texas; Daniel R. Karon, Cleveland, Ohio; Isaac L. Diel and Rex A. Sharp, Prairie Village, Kansas; John S. Bingham, Kingsport, Tennessee; and Todd R. Seelman, Denver, Colorado, for the appellant, Freeman Industries, LLC.

Herbert S. Washer, New York, New York, and Morris Hadden, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellee, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.

Michelle K. Fisher and Thomas Demitrack, Cleveland, Ohio, and William T. Gamble, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellee, Eastman Chemical Company.

Jennifer B. Patterson and Michael D. Blechman, New York, New York, and Morris Hadden, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellees, Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft and Nutrinova Nutrition Specialities & Food Ingredients, GmbH.

Eugene G. Illovsky, Walnut Creek, California, and Morris Hadden, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellee, Nippon Gohsei Industries, Ltd.

OPINION

JANICE M. HOLDER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted permission to appeal to determine: 1) whether an indirect purchaser may bring an action under the Tennessee Trade Practices Act against defendants involved in an price-fixing scheme; 2) whether the conduct complained of falls within the scope of the act; and 3...

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