Sheridan v. Marathon Petroleum Co. LLC

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• tying can violate Section 1 when \the seller has 'market power' in the market for the tying product\
• explaining that “market power is key” when evaluating a tying arrangements
• describing the “[t]he traditional antitrust concern” with tying agreements as the risk that the tie will create “a second monopoly” in the tied product market
• defining the relevant market at the motion to dismiss stage prior to dismissing the per se claim for failure to allege defendant’s power in that market
• explaining that the “traditional antitrust concern” with ties “is that if the seller of the tying product is a monopolist, the tie-in will force anyone who wants the monopolized product to buy the tied product from him as well, and the result will be a second mo- nopoly”
• “In a tying agreement, a seller conditions the sale of a product or service on the buyer’s buying another product or service from...the seller.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).