Opinion ID: 3016862
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Text: SHERMAN ACT SECTION 2 RELIEF One point remains. Relying on dicta in Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co., 365 U.S. 320 (1961), the District Court said that because it had found no liability under the stricter standards of Section 3 of the Clayton Act, it followed that there was no violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. However, as we explained in LePage’s v. 3M, 324 F.3d at 157 33 n.10, a finding in favor of the defendant under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Section 3 of the Clayton Act, did not “preclude the application of evidence of . . . exclusive dealing to support the [Section] 2 claim.” All of the evidence in the record here applies to the Section 2 claim and, as in LePage’s, a finding of liability under Section 2 supports a judgment against defendant. We pointed out in Allegheny County Sanitary Authority v. EPA, 732 F.2d 1167, 1172-73 (3d Cir. 1984), that different theories may be presented to establish a cause of action. A court’s refusal to accept one theory rather than another neither undermines the claim as a whole, nor the judgment applying one of the theories. Here, the Government can obtain all the relief to which it is entitled under Section 2 and has chosen to follow that path without reference to Section 1 of the Sherman Act or Section 3 of the Clayton Act. We find no obstacle to that procedure. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, we will reverse the judgment in favor of Dentsply and remand the case to the District Court with directions to grant injunctive relief requested by the Government and for such other proceedings as are consistent with this opinion. ___________________________ 34