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Question - Ross-Simmons sued Weyerhaeuser for antitrust violation for driving it out of business. The claim was
that Weyerhaeuser consistently outbid Ross for logs to process into lumber. Ross contended this was
predatory behavior-W eyerhaeuser bid higher to get control of the logs, so Ross could not compete in
the lumber market. Weyerhaeuser used state-of-the-art technology to increase efficiency and
captured 65 percent of the red alder log market in the area around Longview, Washington. The jury
held for Ross, awarding it $26 million, which was tripled. The appeals court affirmed. Weyerhaeuser
appealed, claiming the holding violated the Supreme Court's previous decision in the Brooke Group
case.

1. The Supreme Court held that there was no ...Read More basis for an antitrust suit based on a claim of predatory
bidding. Since Ross was driven from the market, why did its claim not hold?
2. If Weyerhaeuser was more profitable than Ross, why could Ross not show that Weyerhaeuser had
an unfair advantage in the market? ...Read Less

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