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Business Definition for: Antitrust
- relating to legislative initiatives aimed at protecting trade and commerce from monopolistic business practices that restrict or eliminate competition. Antitrust laws also attempt to curb trusts and cartels and to keep them from employing monopolistic practices to make unfair profits.
Wiktionary Definition for: Antitrust
- #Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopoly monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
- Ex:''The regulators used '''antitrust''' laws to block the merger, believing it would eliminate competition.''
Additional Resources
- Google, Intel, Others Face Resurgence in Antitrust Interest, Actions
- No one likes to be a target of government investigation. But given the Obama administration's stated interests, and the modus operandi of the high tech industry, there could be a clash that will have corporations and executives hiring lawyers for antitrust defense. The Department of Justice yesterday...
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Microsoft Nearing Antitrust Settlement with Europe
- Microsoft's long-running battles with the European Commission over antitrust issues could end by the end of the year, with Microsoft agreeing to implement the commission?s requests with regard to Internet Explorer and product interoperability. After a summer of negotiations and much back-and-forth, Microsoft proposed introducing a browser "ballot screen" to...
- News items 2009-10-07
- Antitrust Issues in Restaurant Acquisition
- Most business owners do not consider the potential for an antitrust review of their proposed acquisition transactions. Actual antitrust review of most restaurant acquisitions does not occur for a variety of reasons. Given the growing number of multiple unit restaurant operators, the rapid consolidation of franchised restaurants, and the large...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Antitrust.(BOOKS AND REPORTS ...)
- MIT Press (Cambridge, MA) has published "Lectures on Antitrust Economics," a book that offers an account of the economics behind antitrust and an examination of the most recent developments in antitrust economics, highlighting areas that re MIT Press (Cambridge, MA) has published "Lectures on Antitrust ...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- BOOKS AND REFERENCES: Antitrust
- "Private Antitrust Actions: The Structure and Process of Civil Antitrust Litigation" has been published by Little, Brown & Co. (Boston, MA). The volume is a guide to evaluating and conducting a private antitrust suit and includes analysis"Private Antitrust Actions: The Structure and Process of Civil Antitrust...
- Research articles 1996-08-31
- Economics And Antitrust Law And Enforcement
- From the executive summary ‘Antitrust Law is a type of Government intervention in the marketplace, in the form of indirect regulation The primary reason for such policies is to promote and preserve competition in the market system. In other words, the role of antitrust is to make markets competitive. Some...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Circuit City has received Canadian antitrust clearance for its proposed acquisition of InterTAN and that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has determined the transaction is not subject to premerger antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Im
- Circuit City has received Canadian antitrust clearance for its proposed acquisition of InterTAN and that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has determined the transaction is not subject to premerger antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Circuit City announced its intentions to acquire the company on March...
- Research articles 2004-05-17
- The Senate antitrust subcommittee plans a hearing Thursday, Oct. 28, to examine the antitrust implications of Viacom's proposed merger with CBS.
- The Senate antitrust subcommittee plans a hearing Thursday, Oct. 28, to examine the antitrust implications of Viacom's proposed merger with CBS. Witnesses ... The Senate antitrust subcommittee plans a hearing Thursday, Oct. 28, to examine the antitrust implications of Viacom's proposed merger with...
- Research articles 1999-10-25
- FTC Chairman Pitofsky speaks on the application of antitrust law to the new economy; Addresses relationship between antitrust and intellectual property in the 21st century.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-16 June 2000-US FTC: FTC Chairman Pitofsky speaks on the application of antitrust law to the new economy; Addresses relationship between antitrust and intellectual property in the 21st century C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15062000 In prepared remarks delivered today before...
- Research articles 2000-06-16
- Steinbrenner Should Challenge Baseball's Antitrust Exemption, Says Antitrust Attorney
- WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Constitutional and antitrust attorney Bruce Fein today called on New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to challenge Major League Baseball's court-fashioned antitrust exemption from the Sherman Antitrust Act. Mr. Fein's recently published article in The Washington Lawyer (October 2005: "Baseball's Privileged Antitrust Exemption")...
- Research articles 2005-10-03
- Antitrust Division Statement Regarding the Release of the Antitrust Modernization Commission Report
- To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: The U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, +1-202- 514-1888 TDD WASHINGTON, April 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the release of the Antitrust Modernization Commission Report: Over the last three years, the Antitrust...
- Research articles 2007-04-03
- Antitrust report a wake-up call for co-ops to defend marketing rights
- In 2002, Congress created the Antitrust Modernization Commission AMC to examine whether the antitrust laws should be "modernized" and to submit its findings to Congress and the President. The AMC was a 12-member, bipartisan commission consisting primarily of antitrust lawyers with large metropolitan law firms, several with prior experience at...
- Research articles 2007-05-01
- Sanofi, Sandoz among firms in antitrust raid
- As we went to press yesterday, word was just emerging about the European Commission's round of raids on pharma companies. Today, we have some news about just which drugmakers got surprise visits from antitrust watchdogs. According to press reports and company statements, regulators visited Sanofi-Aventis, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the Novartis...
- News items 2009-10-08
- Evidence may have been overlooked in EU Intel antitrust case
- Intel may have reason to further argue against the antitrust findings and record $1.45 billion (1.06 billion Euro) fine levied against it by the European Commission EC in May. In the EC ruling, the commission said that the chip maker had been violating antitrust rules and abusing its dominant x86...
- News items 2009-08-10
- Antitrust Analysis Of B2B Ventures Part2
- This article analyzes antitrust concerns of B2B ventures of E-Commerce Law, discusses issues concerning the size of the venture and the potential for coordination and collusion among rivals. It also discusses the issues of monopsony power, exclusion, and exclusivity. This article says antitrust plays a vital role in making sure...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- TransAtlantic Mergers And Antitrust
- Antitrust policy continues to evolve and New International Competition Network ICN sets non-binding principles for reviewing international mergers. In the same context, this article discusses the global merger environment, US and EU antitrust and their merger policy. It highlights the recent transatlantic mergers, such as those of Honeywell/GE; Schneider/Legrand; Tetra...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- AIA resolves antitrust allegations by Justice Department. (American Institute of Architects, Chicago chapter)
- AIA resolves antitrust allegations by Justice Department A four-year review of alleged antitrust violations by the American Institute of Architects was resolved recently with a consent decree reached between the U.S. Department of Justice and the AIA resolves antitrust allegations by Justice...
- Research articles 1990-09-01
- CGL antitrust award cover in dispute. (comprehensive general liability)
- CGL Antitrust Award Cover In Dispute A recent U.S. District Court ruling further saddles already beleaguered issuers of comprehensive general liability policies by broadening the scope of CGL coverage to indemnification of antitrust awards. Such CGL Antitrust Award Cover In Dispute...
- Research articles 1990-12-03
- Microsoft Ruling Boosts Private Antitrust Cases Against Company.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Apr. 4--WASHINGTON--Microsoft Corp., absorbing a harsh blow in its antitrust battle with the government, now faces another big legal problem: Yesterday's ruling gives a boost to scores of private antitrust cases against the company. Apr. 4--WASHINGTON--Microsoft Corp., absorbing a harsh blow in its ...
- Research articles 2000-04-03
- Sensenbrenner Statement on Justice Department/FTC Antitrust Procedures
- WASHINGTON, March 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department's Antitrust Division DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission FTC today announced they have reached agreement concerning clearance procedures for merger reviews and other antitrust matters. HouWASHINGTON, March 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department's Antitrust Division DOJ and the Federal Trade...
- Research articles 2002-03-05
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