{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"sovereign-international-inc-et-al","displayName":"Sovereign International, INC., Et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86444:2024-04-23","opinionId":"35c39155-f0be-5c79-934a-6cb614c6a704","slug":"mphlex-llc-et-al-v-sovereign-international-inc-et-al-d86444","caseName":"MPHLEX, LLC, Et al.\nvs.\nSovereign International, INC., Et al.","caseNumber":"WD86444","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2024-04-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Appellants MPHlex, LLC, Anthony Pontier, and William Hudnall appealed the circuit court's summary judgment in favor of Sovereign International, Inc., et al., on Appellants' counterclaim asserting a per se antitrust violation. The Appellants argued that a noncompete agreement, entered as part of a settlement, constituted a per se antitrust violation. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that the noncompete agreement in this factual context was not a per se antitrust violation and required a rule of reason analysis, which Appellants failed to plead. Accordingly, the court denied Appellants' request for attorney's fees on appeal.","primaryTopic":"other","topicSlugs":["other","contracts","summary-judgment","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207413","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/mphlex-llc-et-al-v-sovereign-international-inc-et-al-d86444","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"antitrust","label":"Antitrust","href":"/practice-areas/antitrust","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: antitrust"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/antitrust"}],"role":"respondent"}]}