Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Nov. 2, 2001
Gas Crisis
On June 14, the state Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 25 Cal.4th 826 (2001). This decision resolved a nagging question in state antitrust law: Would the stringent federal summary-judgment standards necessary to survive summary judgment on proof of conspiracy apply to state-law antitrust claims? The court responded by holding that the federal standards apply to summary-judgment motions filed in state court under the Cartwright Act, California's antitrust law.
By Ralph C. Hofer
On June 14, the state Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 25 Cal.4th 826 (2001). This decision resolved a nagging question in state antitrust law: Would the stringent federal summary-judgment standards necessary to survive summary judgment ...
On June 14, the state Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 25 Cal.4th 826 (2001). This decision resolved a nagging question in state antitrust law: Would the stringent federal summary-judgment standards necessary to survive summary judgment ...
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