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The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark federal law in the United States that prohibits monopolies and unfair business practices that harm competition. It was enacted in 1890 and named after Senator John Sherman, who was its main author. The act has been used to regulate and break up some of the most powerful corporations in American history, such as Standard Oil, AT&T, and Microsoft.
United States v. Alcoa, 148 F.2d 416 (2d Cir. 1945), [1] is a landmark decision concerning United States antitrust law.Judge Learned Hand's opinion is notable for its discussion of determining the relevant market for market share analysis and—more importantly—its discussion of the circumstances under which a monopoly is guilty of monopolization under section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Laws applied. Sherman Antitrust Act. United States v. AT&T, 552 F.Supp. 131 (1982), was a ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, [ 1] that led to the 1984 Bell System divestiture, and the breakup of the old AT&T natural monopoly into seven regional Bell operating companies and a much smaller new version of AT&T.
Sherman Antitrust Act United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation , 253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001), was a landmark American antitrust law case at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit .
Sherman Antitrust Act Northern Securities Co. v. United States , 193 U.S. 197 (1904), was a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1903. The Court ruled 5-4 against the stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies, which had essentially formed a monopoly and to dissolve the Northern Securities Company .
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, 173 F. 177 ( C.C.E.D. Mo. 1909) The Standard Oil Company conspired to restrain the trade and commerce in petroleum, and to monopolize the commerce in petroleum, in violation of the Sherman Act, and was split into many smaller companies. Several individuals, including John D. Rockefeller, were fined.
I, Sec 8. United States v. E. C. Knight Co., 156 U.S. 1 (1895), also known as the " Sugar Trust Case ," was a United States Supreme Court antitrust case that severely limited the federal government's power to pursue antitrust actions under the Sherman Antitrust Act. In Chief Justice Melville Fuller 's majority opinion, the Court held that the ...
The letter calls for the Justice Department to launch an industry-wide investigation into possible violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. It outlined how “Big Oil’s alleged collusion with ...