Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.
United States Supreme Court
451 U.S. 630 (1981)
Relevant factsFree
After Abraham sued TI (defendant/petitioner) alleging a price-fixing conspiracy among concrete manufacturers violating the Sherman Act, TI filed a third-party complaint against alleged co-conspirators Radcliff and others for contribution if TI were found liable; the district court dismissed the third-party complaint, finding no right of contribution among antitrust co-conspirators, and the Fifth Circuit affirmed on the ground that neither the Sherman nor Clayton Acts create such a right and federal courts should not create one.
IssueFree
Whether there is a federal common law right to contribution from co-conspirators for federal antitrust law violations.
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