Cabinet Maker Seeks Extension to Answer Verizon Motion to Dismiss
Midwest Cabinet Suppliers seeks a 10-day extension to Dec. 12 to respond to Verizon’s Nov. 11 motion to dismiss Midwest’s tortious interference complaint, said its motion Thursday (docket 3:22-cv-00493) in U.S. District Court for Western Kentucky in Louisville. Midwest’s counsel…
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hasn't had time to fully review the motion to dismiss and prepare an appropriate amended complaint or response, it said. Verizon, in an immediate reply, said it consents to the extension. Midwest, the former supplier of retail store cabinets to a wireless reseller in Tennessee, alleges Verizon caused “significant damage” to its business when it forced the reseller to source its store fixtures from another supplier under an unlawful tying agreement (see 2210090003). Verizon’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit for failure to state a claim called Midwest’s allegations “meritless.”