Accused Dental Supply Manufacturers Argue Antitrust Suit Belongs In Arbitration
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
On March 21, 2017, accused dental suppliers in an antitrust suit told the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that a Texas federal judge was wrong to override an arbitration agreement. The antitrust suit involves a dental supply manufacturer as a plaintiff. It accused six others of unfairly pushing it out of the market. U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap overturned a magistrate’s decision to send the case to arbitration. But the six suppliers argued that the district court judge improperly relied on unspecified injunctive relief which is only a minor part of the case.
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By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law