Automann defends price-discrimination claims against Dayco

( January 13, 2021, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: By cutting off Automann’s supply of Dayco-branded products, Dayco knew that it would prevent Automann from meeting the supply needs of its customers who have now turned to Dayco’s favored distributors instead, Automann told a US federal judge. Automann filed an opposition to Dayco’s motion to dismiss claims that it’s engaged in engaged in discriminatory pricing regarding heavy-duty tensioners and pulleys products. “In short, Automann’s 42-page, 164 paragraph Complaint – which is filled with direct quotations from the parties’ distribution agreement, business negotiations, and contemporaneous documents – is sufficient to state plausible claims for relief relating to Dayco’s anticompetitive, unfair, and unethical business practices,” it said.See document below. ...

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Automann defends price-discrimination claims against Dayco

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