Republic Tobacco Co., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. North Atlantic Trading Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2004-09-01

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FLAUM, Chief Judge. This appeal involves the claims that two competing tobacco companies brought against one another — one company suing for violation of antitrust laws, the other for defamation. North Atlantic Trading Co., Inc. (“North Atlantic”) was upset when its efforts to engage new markets for its cigarette papers proved unsuccessful. It blamed its difficulties in cultivat…

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