CALNETICS CORP. v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.
Cite as 532 F.2d 674 (1976)
Cite as 532 F.2d 674 (1976)
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Disposition | Location of Discussion in Opinion | ||||||
Complainant | Respondent | Cause of Action | Relief Sought |
District Court |
9th Circuit | ||
1. | Calnetics & # Meier-Line | VW, Subsidiary | § 7, Clayton | Damages | Directed verdict for VW & Subsidiary | Reversed | I. B. |
Equitable relief | Divestiture Import ban Other remedies |
Reversed Questioned Questioned |
III. C. 1 III. C. 3 III. C. | ||||
2. | Calnetics | VW, Subsidiary | §§ 1, 2, Sherman | Damages | Sum. judg.* for VW & Subsidiary | Reversed | I. D. |
Equitable relief | Sum. judg.* for VW & Subsidiary | Reversed | I. D. | ||||
3. | Calnetics | Distributor | §§ 1, 2, Sherman | Both | Sum. Judg. for Distributor | Reversed | I. A. |
4. | VW, Subsidiary | Calnetics | §§ 1, 2, Sherman § 2(c), Clayton |
Both | Sum. judg. for Calnetics | Affirmed** | I. C. |
5. | Distributor | Calnetics | § 2(c), Robinson-Patman Pendent claims |
Damages? | Denied leave to amend answer so as to assert cause of action | Reversed | V. |
6. | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Attorney fee for Calnetics | Reversed | IV. A. |
7. | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Costs for Calnetics | Reversed | IV. B. |
* | After vacating an earlier denial of summary judgment for VW and Subsidiary. |
** | Summary judgment for Calnetics on Subsidiary’s non-Sherman Act counterclaims was vacated and remanded. |
VW, a wholly owned subsidiary of the German automobile manufacturer (Volkswagenwerk A.G.), imports Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi automobiles into the United States. On September 26, 1969, VW acquired a manufacturer of automobile air conditioning equipment, and changed its name to Volkswagen Products Corporation (Subsidiary). Approximately one year later, Calnetics, an independent manufacturer of automobile air conditioning equipment which previously sold to Distributor,