Antitrust Law
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What is the primary function of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
View answer and explanationWhat key difference distinguishes a violation of Section 1 from a violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationUnder Section 1 of the Sherman Act, what is the defining characteristic of a per se violation?
View answer and explanationWhen courts apply the 'rule of reason' to an alleged violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, what is a key factor they consider?
View answer and explanationWhat is defined as a horizontal restraint of trade?
View answer and explanationWhat is the legal status of an agreement among competitors to fix prices under Section 1 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationIn the landmark case United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., what action by major refining companies was found to be a per se violation of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationWhat must a plaintiff demonstrate to prove that a group boycott is a violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationWhat is the legal status of an agreement between competing manufacturers to divide up territories or customers?
View answer and explanationUnder what standard are the joint activities of a trade association, such as setting regulatory standards or exchanging information, generally judged?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following best defines a vertical restraint of trade?
View answer and explanationIn the case of Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania, Inc., how did the Supreme Court rule on Sylvania's vertically restrictive franchise system that limited the locations from which retailers could sell its products?
View answer and explanationAccording to the Supreme Court's decision in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., what legal standard is applied to minimum resale price maintenance agreements?
View answer and explanationWhat are the two essential elements required to establish monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationWhat is predatory pricing?
View answer and explanationHow can a plaintiff indirectly prove that a firm has monopoly power?
View answer and explanationWhat does a 'relevant product market' include for the purposes of a monopolization case?
View answer and explanationIn the case involving Clear Channel Communications, why did the court rule that the relevant geographic market for live rock concert tickets was local rather than national?
View answer and explanationWhat is required to satisfy the 'intent requirement' for a monopolization offense under Section 2 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationUnder what circumstances may a single firm's unilateral refusal to deal with another firm violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationWhat must be demonstrated for a court to find a firm guilty of 'attempted monopolization' under Section 2 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationSection 2 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits price discrimination, was strengthened by which subsequent piece of legislation?
View answer and explanationTo establish a violation of Section 2 of the Clayton Act (price discrimination), which of the following elements must be present?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is a valid statutory defense for a seller accused of price discrimination under the Clayton Act?
View answer and explanationUnder Section 3 of the Clayton Act, what is an exclusive-dealing contract?
View answer and explanationWhat is a tying arrangement under antitrust law?
View answer and explanationIn the case Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc., what did the Supreme Court rule regarding tying arrangements that involve patented products?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary purpose of Section 7 of the Clayton Act?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following describes a horizontal merger?
View answer and explanationWhen does a vertical merger occur?
View answer and explanationSection 8 of the Clayton Act prohibits interlocking directorates under what condition?
View answer and explanationIn 2007, what was the minimum threshold of capital, surplus, or undivided profits for a corporation to be subject to the Clayton Act's prohibition on interlocking directorates?
View answer and explanationWhat was the competitive sales threshold in 2007 for the prohibition of interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act?
View answer and explanationWhich federal agency or agencies have the authority to enforce the Clayton Act through civil proceedings?
View answer and explanationIf a private plaintiff successfully sues for an antitrust violation under the Sherman Act or the Clayton Act, what amount of damages can they typically recover?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following activities is generally exempt from antitrust laws?
View answer and explanationWhat is the Noerr-Pennington doctrine?
View answer and explanationFor U.S. courts to exercise jurisdiction and apply U.S. antitrust laws to actions occurring outside the United States, what must be shown?
View answer and explanationWhat is 'dumping' in the context of international trade?
View answer and explanationWhich two U.S. government agencies are involved in the procedure for imposing antidumping duties?
View answer and explanationWhat does Section 1 of the Sherman Act declare to be illegal?
View answer and explanationWhat specific conduct is prohibited by Section 2 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationIn the 1918 case Chicago Board of Trade v. United States, how did Justice Louis Brandeis define the 'true test of legality' for a trade restraint?
View answer and explanationIn the case In re Cardizem CD Antitrust Litigation, why was an agreement where one pharmaceutical company paid another company not to market a generic drug held to be a per se violation of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationIn a monopolization case, what are the two components that make up the 'relevant market'?
View answer and explanationAccording to a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, what must a plaintiff prove to succeed in a predatory pricing or predatory bidding claim?
View answer and explanationWhat is the status of a violation of either Section 1 or Section 2 of the Sherman Act?
View answer and explanationThe Export Trading Company Act of 1982 broadened which earlier act by permitting the Department of Justice to certify qualified export trading companies?
View answer and explanationThe Curt Flood Act of 1998 modified the antitrust exemption for professional baseball, allowing players to sue team owners for which of the following practices?
View answer and explanationIf a domestic firm joins a foreign cartel that has a substantial effect on U.S. commerce, what is the likely legal outcome?
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