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• Supreme Court Wants Government's View on 3M ( January 2004 )
  

  The United States Supreme Court seeks the government&#39;s views on whether to review a monopoly maintenance case against 3M Corporation. (<i>3M Co. v. LePage&#39;s Inc., U.S.</i>, No. 02-1865, 10/6/03). The case is noteworthy because an en banc United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a finding of illegal monopoly maintenance can be made even if a monopolist&#39;s prices are above its costs.

• In Re High Fructose Corn Syrup: A New Form of Chicago School Education ( November 2002 )
  

  Labels are not always a good tool for handicapping litigation. The Chicago School is a major school of thought in contemporary antitrust law. Its central premise is that antitrust laws serve only to facilitate market efficiency. Under this theory, judicial intervention is inappropriate (and likely to be counterproductive) where the goal is not efficiency or the conduct being challenged is (at least theoretically) uneconomic.

• Executive Summary Of The Antitrust Laws ( January 1999 )
  

  The scope of federal antitrust regulation is all-pervasive, with virtually every business of significance falling within its reach. With the notorious exception of the Robinson-Patman Act, the relevant statutory provisions are deceptively simple. Each can be set forth on one page, and all are expressed in straightforward language which, at face value, is readily comprehensible even to the uninitiated. More than a century of judicial construction and active governmental and private enforcement have put substantial flesh on the bare-boned statutory texts.

• Antitrust and Cyberspace ( February 2000 )
  

  This article summarizes antitrust liability issues that can arise during e-commerce transactions on the internet. The author introduces general antitrust concepts and the enforcement of those concepts. Moreover, the author outlines the specific antitrust concerns when dealing with e-commerce and the internet.

• U.S. v. Microsoft, The Fight Continues ( April 2000 )
  

  This article reviews Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's conclusions of law in the Microsoft Case and the likelihood of the court granting the government's relief requests.

• Antitrust Law in the High-Technology Industry: Recent Developments in United States v. Microsoft Provides Insight to Department of Justice's Stance on Antitrust Violations ( January 2000 )
  

  On November 5, 1999, United States District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued his much anticipated Findings of Fact in <I>United States v. Microsoft</I>, 65 F. Supp. 2d 1, 1999 WL 1001107 (D.D.C. 1999).

• Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy Association Highlights: Antitrust Updates ( July 1999 )
  

  Examined in this article are California Dental Association v. FTC, United States v. AMR Corp., Chase v. Northwest Airlines Corp., and cases involving the violation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

• DOJ Initiates Antitrust Probe of Underwriters' Standard 7% IPO Fee ( June 1999 )
  

  The United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced on April 30, 1999 that its antitrust division has commenc.

• Intellectual Property v. Antitrust: A False Dilemma ( June 1999 )
  

  Many courts and commentators have suggested that there is a conflict between intellectual property rights and the antitrust laws. In reality, however, the two are not in conflict.

• Microsoft and the Antitrust Laws in the Digital Age the Browser Wars and Beyond ( June 1999 )
  

  A recurring question raised in public debate over the legal battle between the government and Microsoft is whether.