Calsil tying claim fails on geographic market definition

Spencer Parts

08 July 2019

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A federal magistrate judge in Colorado has dismissed an antitrust complaint brought by a new competitor in the US market for the industrial insulation product calcium silicate, but the plaintiff plans to refile its claims.

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