Faire Wholesale Again Escapes Antitrust Claims Brought by Rival

Faire Wholesale Inc. got dismissal of an amended complaint brought by a rival that accused the retailer of monopolizing the market for online wholesale platforms in the US.

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the US District Court for the Northern District of California in a Tuesday order granted Faire’s motion to toss the suit by plaintiff Tundra, an online marketplace that went out of business.

• Tundra amended its complaint last year after Martínez-Olguín held the company failed to sufficiently define a relevant market to support its antitrust claims, so the amended suit alleged that Faire had illegal exclusive dealing agreements to ...