Litigation
Mar. 7, 2014
Court ruling stirs doubts about U.S. antitrust reach in price-fixing cases
An Illinois judge concluded last month that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco erred in her interpretation of a federal statute that dictates when price fixing abroad implicates commerce in the U.S.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The reach of U.S antitrust laws into foreign misconduct is in question. An Illinois judge concluded last month that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco erred in her interpretation of a federal statute that dictates when price fixing abroad implicates commerce in the U.S., allowing the pursuit of criminal and civil actions.
The decision, by Illston's Stanford Law School classmate...
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