Chase Manufacturing v. Johns Manville Corporation

  1. August 21, 2023

    Berkshire-Owned Insulation Co. Must Face Antitrust Suit

    The Tenth Circuit on Monday gave insulation producer Thermal Pipe Shields Inc. another shot at pursuing antitrust claims alleging a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier threatened customers and disparaged rival products to keep its monopoly over thermal pipe insulation, but affirmed tossing Thermal Pipe's product-tying claim.

  2. March 21, 2023

    Berkshire Unit Tells 10th Circ. 'Threats' Not Antitrust Issues

    A Tenth Circuit panel on Tuesday pressed a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier on whether its alleged threats to ice out companies working with a rival crossed an anti-competitive line, with one judge asking how it was OK for a company with a near-total monopoly to behave that way.

  3. March 02, 2023

    10th Circ. Says DOJ Can Argue In Insulation Biz Antitrust Suit

    The Tenth Circuit is giving the U.S. Department of Justice five minutes when it meets later this month to hear its argument on whether a lower court messed up by tossing an antitrust suit accusing a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier of coercing distributors out of working with rivals.

  4. October 13, 2022

    DOJ Tells 10th Circ. Insulation Antitrust Ruling Was Wrong

    The U.S. Department of Justice told the Tenth Circuit that a lower court applied the wrong test to claims from Chase Manufacturing Inc. alleging that a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier illegally coerced distributors not to do business with the rival.

  5. September 12, 2022

    Insulation Biz Asks 10th Circ. To Save Berkshire Antitrust Suit

    Chase Manufacturing Inc. is hoping a "fresh look at the evidence" by a Tenth Circuit panel can revive its antitrust lawsuit accusing a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier of illegally coercing distributors into continuing to exclusively buy its insulation.

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