Richard Grams, Ronald Grams, Gerald Grams, Darrell Grams and Grams Insurance Services, Inc., a Domestic Corporation…

Summary

The court affirmed reversal of summary judgment against the plaintiffs’ antitrust claim. It held that the insurance-regulation statutes did not preclude an antitrust action because the alleged conspiracy to terminate the plaintiffs’ licenses and drive them from the insurance business was outside the statutory purpose of the hospital service corporation law. The complaint sufficiently stated a claim under either the rule of reason or the per se approach, and the record presented genuine disputes concerning conspiracy, intent, and unfair competition.