Failure To Show Prior Agreement Dooms Golf Equipment Manufacturer in Antitrust Case

A federal judge from the District of Minnesota has granted the United States Golf Association’s motion to dismiss in a case where a sporting goods manufacturer alleged that the governing body of golf violated antitrust laws. The court sided with the USGA after finding that the plaintiff failed to “provide a plausible factual context in which the USGA, golf pro shops, and golf retailers would conspire to interpret the Rules of Golf to exclude (the manufacturer’s) product.”   The USGA