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The U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed an original ruling against window and door manufacturer Jeld-Wen, which ordered the company to divest its manufacturing plant in Towanda, Pennsylvania.
Brought by fellow door maker Steves & Sons Inc., a 2018 federal lawsuit accused Jeld-Wen of reducing competition in the U.S. market for interior moulded doorskins following the company's acquisition of CMI (CraftMaster Inc.). Acquired as part of the 2012 acquisition, the Towanda plant is one of four domestic doorskin manufacturing facilities currently owned by Jeld-Wen.
The Appeals court did change one part of the previous court's ruling. The jury's prior ruling had ordered Jeld-Wen to pay Steves $139.4 million in damages for future lost profits. This ruling has been undone.