Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Many people have never heard of antitrust laws, but enforcement of these laws saves consumers millions and even billions of dollars a year. The Federal Government enforces three major Federal antitrust laws, and most states also have their own. The three major Federal antitrust laws are The Sherman Antitrust Act, The Clayton Act, and The Federal Trade Commission Act.This is FindLaw’s collection of Antitrust and Trade Regulation articles, part of the Business Operations section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Antitrust and Trade Regulation Articles

Sports Investment in Italy

Dykema Gossett represented in 1999 the first U.S. purchaser of a professional ("A1 Division") basketball franchise in Italy, and in the subsequent sale of a portion of the same franchise to Kobe Bryant, of the Los Angeles Lakers. Our client ...
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State Offices Administering Franchise Disclosure Laws

Fifteen states have franchise investment laws that require franchisors to provide pre-sale disclosures, known as "offering circulars," to potential purchasers. Thirteen of these state laws treat the sale of a franchise like the sale of a security ...
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Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Vertical Maximum Price Fixing

Overturning a decision nearly three decades old, the United States Supreme Court recently announced that it was lifting its ban on vertical maximum price fixing. As a result of the November, 1997 ruling in State Oil Co. v. Khan, manufacturers will ...
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Supreme Court Limits Antitrust Suits

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in BullsEye, a newsletter distributed by 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 ...
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Supreme Court Wants Government’s View on 3M

The United States Supreme Court seeks the government's views on whether to review a monopoly maintenance case against 3M Corporation. (3M Co. v. LePage's Inc., U.S., No. 02-1865, 10/6/03). The case is noteworthy because an en banc United States ...
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Tennessee Consumer Protection Act

Following its implicit holding in Morris v. Mack's Used Cars, 824 S.W.2d 538 (Tenn. 1992), the Supreme Court has ruled that the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act applies to insurance companies, and that consumers are not limited to the remedies ...
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Thanks, Boss. Goodbye!

Have you ever considered what effect the loss of a key employee to a competitor might have on your business. Don't think it will happen to your company? Think again. It will. Gone are the days when an employee hires in with a company and remains to ...
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The Effect of Recent Amendments to The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act

Congress recently amended the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") to further regulate the use and disclosure of reports containing certain consumer informa-tion. Effective on September 30, 1997, the amendments also impose new obligations on ...
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The Florida Franchise Act

The Florida Franchise Act ("the act"), F.S. Â§817.416, provides a private right of act to a civil litigant1 when a person, as defined by the act, in selling or establishing a franchise or distributorship misrepresents: efforts to sell or establish ...
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The Lemon Law: The Sweet and Sour Facts

Are you tired of getting the run around by a car dealer? Being told that the problem can not be found or you bring it back time and again for the same problem. The dealer and manufacturer have an obligation to fix your car. The best way to have the ...
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