International Construction Products LLC v. Caterpillar Inc. et al

  1. May 20, 2024

    Caterpillar, Equipment Co. Seek New Trial After $100M Verdict

    Caterpillar and a defunct equipment importer have asked a Delaware federal court for a new trial after a jury cleared Caterpillar of antitrust violations but found it caused the importer $100 million in damages by interfering with its contract.

  2. April 17, 2024

    Jury Says Caterpillar's Interference Cost Equipment Co. $100M

    A jury in Delaware has rejected antitrust claims against Caterpillar but found that the equipment maker caused a defunct importer $100 million in damages by interfering with its contract to sell equipment through an online sales platform.

  3. April 15, 2024

    Caterpillar Dealer Calls Keep Antitrust Claims Alive Amid Trial

    A Delaware federal judge doubled down Monday on his critique of arguments by Caterpillar Inc., which asked to toss antitrust and hub-and-spoke conspiracy claims from an importer that sought to disrupt the machinery industry before it went belly up.

  4. April 04, 2024

    Caterpillar 'Talking Out Both Sides,' Judge Says

    A Delaware federal judge chastised Caterpillar Inc. ahead of trial in a series of orders mostly siding with claims from a defunct construction equipment supplier accusing the company of pressuring an online auctioneer to break an important contract with the would-be competitor.

  5. February 05, 2024

    Caterpillar Gets Tweaks To Antitrust Suit Blocked

    A Delaware federal judge has refused to let a defunct construction equipment supplier add a new legal theory in its long-running antitrust case accusing Caterpillar of pressuring an online auctioneer to break its contract with a would-be competitor, finding no good cause to permit amendment years after the deadline.

  6. December 04, 2023

    Caterpillar Pushes Again For Sanctions In Antitrust Suit

    Caterpillar is moving for sanctions in its long-running antitrust dispute with International Construction Products, telling a Delaware federal judge that the now-defunct equipment supplier, which is accusing Caterpillar of tortious interference and boycott claims, failed to preserve important documents as employees left and the company shuttered.

  7. August 04, 2023

    Caterpillar Blasts Bid For Tweaks To Antitrust Suit

    Caterpillar is pushing back against ICP's bid to include a new legal theory in its long-running case accusing the construction equipment supplier of pressuring an online auctioneer to break its contract with a would-be competitor.

  8. October 18, 2022

    Caterpillar Seeks 3rd Circ. Review Of Antitrust Early Win Bid

    Caterpillar asked a Delaware federal court to rethink its decision denying summary judgment in a suit claiming Caterpillar pressured an online auctioneer to break its contract with a would-be competitor, arguing that the refusal to dismiss the suit was based on multiple legal errors and conflicts with precedent set by the appellate court. 

  9. September 30, 2022

    Off Beat: 5 Non-IP Stories You Should Read Anyway

    Intellectual property attorneys may not be automatically drawn to pretrial decisions in antitrust cases or discovery issues in multidistrict litigation over misusing data, but in this new series, Law360 breaks down why five seemingly irrelevant cases are worth your time.

  10. September 26, 2022

    Caterpillar Facing Antitrust Case, While Komatsu Escapes

    A Delaware federal court on Monday refused to let construction equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. escape claims that it pressured an online auctioneer to break its contract with a would-be competitor, but said there was no evidence tying Komatsu America Corp. to the alleged scheme.

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