In an antitrust action alleging that defendant realtors representing developers tied the sale of undeveloped lots to services and commissions for developed property, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where there was no market for listing and referral services among potential buyers of newly-constructed houses, and thus no competition in the allegedly tied market to be harmed.
Read Blough v. Holland Realty, Inc., No. 08-35536
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted July 9, 2009
Filed July 27, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Rymer
Counsel
For Appellants:
Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA
Craig R. Spiegel, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA
For Appellees:
Eugene A. Ritti, Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP, Boise, ID
Brad P. Miller, Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP, Boise, ID
