Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Claims on the Rise in New Mexico
Douglas G. Schneebeck of Modrall Sperling
Federal antitrust statutes provide a cause of action for price-fixing allegations only to direct purchasers from the alleged wrongdoer. Thus, if price fixing occurs among manufacturers of furniture, wholesalers can bring claims against the manufactures, but others in the chain of distribution, including consumers, may not.
Vitamin Price Fixing Investigation Expanded
Lynanne B. Wescott of Saul Ewing LLP
Last week it was disclosed that small vitamin producers may face charges in an expanding federal price-fixing inves.
Antitrust Enforcement and The Consumer
Department of Justice
This pamphlet was prepared by the Department of Justice to alert consumers to the existence and importance of antitrust laws and to explain what the consumer can do for antitrust enforcement can for him/herself.
Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Vertical Maximum Price Fixing
Michael F. Urbanski of Woods Rogers PLC
Overturning a decision nearly three decades old, the United States Supreme Court recently announced that it was lif.
In Re High Fructose Corn Syrup: A New Form of Chicago School Education
Merril Hirsh,Jason S. Hatley and Christopher M. Ellis of Troutman Sanders LLP
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.
Maximum Vertical Fixing
Wendelynne J. Newton of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Late last year, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in State Oil Co. v. Khan, 118 S.Ct. 275 (1997), .
Antitrust Guidelines for International Operations
Coudert Brothers LLP
On April 5, 1995, the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission issued joint Antitrust .
Supreme Court Limits Antitrust Suits
Robert J Ambrogi and IMS Expert Services
In a victory for major U.S. companies, a unanimous Supreme Court has set a strict standard of proof for cases alleging predatory bidding in violation of federal antitrust law. The court held that the standard it applied in 1993 to predatory selling also applies to predatory buying.
Government Agencies Soften Stance on What Constitutes Price Fixing
David A. Ettinger of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have modified their views on what constitutes.
DOJ Initiates Antitrust Probe of Underwriters' Standard 7% IPO Fee
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
The United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced on April 30, 1999 that its antitrust division has commenc.