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Olympia Equipment Leasing Company, Alfco Telecommunications Company, and Paula Jeanne Feldman, Personal Representative of the Estate of Abraham Feldman v....
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1986) | 797 F.2d 370
TL;DR: Western Union, a telex service monopolist, initially helped Olympia enter the telex terminal market but later withdrew support. The court held this withdrawal was not monopolization, as monopolists have no general duty to assist competitors.
Legal Significance: A monopolist generally has no antitrust duty to assist competitors, and withdrawing previously offered voluntary assistance, not essential for competition, does not constitute an abuse of monopoly power.