What is the purpose of the Clayton Act?

The Clayton Antitrust Act, passed in 1914, continues to regulate U.S. business practices today. Intended to strengthen earlier antitrust legislation, the act prohibits anticompetitive mergers, predatory and discriminatory pricing, and other forms of unethical corporate behavior.

What is the difference between the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act?

Whereas the Sherman Act only declared monopoly illegal, the Clayton Act defined as illegal certain business practices that are conducive to the formation of monopolies or that result from them. The Clayton Act and other antitrust and consumer protection regulations are enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.

What is Section 4 of the Clayton Act?

Section 4 of the Clayton Act 1914 allows the recovery of damages by “any person injured in his business or property by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws” ( section 4, Clayton Act).

What is the Cartwright Act?

The Cartwright Act is California’s principal state antitrust law. It is intended to prevent anti-competitive activities, and it reflects the same concepts as federal laws found in the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act.

Is there a private right of action for antitrust?

Sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act provide antitrust plaintiffs with private rights of action. Section 4 allows ‘any person who shall be injured in his business or property by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws’ to sue to collect treble damages and costs, includ- ing reasonable attorneys’ fees.

Who can sue under antitrust law?

In fact, most antitrust suits are brought by businesses and individuals seeking damages for violations of the Sherman or Clayton Act. Private parties can also seek court orders preventing anticompetitive conduct (injunctive relief) or bring suits under state antitrust laws.

What law prohibits mergers that are anticompetitive?

The Clayton Act

What is private antitrust litigation?

Under both state and federal antitrust laws, private parties can bring antitrust claims seeking treble damages, injunctive relief and recovery of attorneys’ fees. Such lawsuits may assert a variety of antitrust violations such as price fixing, price discrimination, distribution restraints, monopolization and the like.

What is antitrust activity?

Antitrust laws are statutes developed by governments to protect consumers from predatory business practices and ensure fair competition. Antitrust laws are applied to a wide range of questionable business activities, including market allocation, bid rigging, price fixing, and monopolies.

What courts hear antitrust cases?

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over federal antitrust claims. State antitrust claims can be heard in state courts but may be removed to a federal court if they supplement a federal claim.

Which of the following prohibits unfair methods of competition in interstate commerce?

Federal Trade Commission Act