Joseph Santarlas v. Bowtech, Inc., et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah, civil and commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in an anti-trust case.



Bowtech manufactures and sells compound bows for hunting and target archery.



Bowtech is named as a defendant in a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, which alleges the company and other archery industry manufacturers and retailers conspired to fix prices through minimum advertised price (MAP) policies



. The lawsuit, filed by Joseph Santarlas on behalf of a proposed class, claims this conspiracy illegally inflated prices for archery products. The case has been consolidated with other related actions into an MDL (Multidistrict Litigation) in the District of Colorado.



Lawsuit details: The core allegation is that defendants like Bowtech, Hoyt Archery, and others agreed to and enforced MAP policies, which set a minimum price floor for advertising, thereby eliminating price competition.



Industry role: The lawsuit also points to the Archery Trade Association (ATA) as a facilitator of this conspiracy, using its meetings and trade shows to help members coordinate these anti-competitive practices.



Consumer impact: The suit contends that these policies have resulted in artificially high prices for consumers, who are left with no choice but to pay full price for premium archery products.



Legal status: The case was initially filed in Utah, but due to the number of similar lawsuits, it has been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the District of Colorado to handle common pretrial issues.

10/17/2025 109 Interdistrict Transfer to Colorado. Record transferred to receiving court electronically. All future documents should be filed in Colorado District Court. Case closed. (jwt) (Entered: 10/17/2025)