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Article: US Department Of Justice Issues Report On Enforcement Policy Under Section 2 Of The Sherman Act.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- September 16, 2008
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Originally published September 12, 2008
Keywords: DOJ, Antitrust, enforcement policy, Sherman Act, Competition, Monopoly, single-firm, FTC, Kovacic, safe harbors, disproportionality
On September 8, 2008, the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division (DOJ) released a much-anticipated report outlining its views on enforcement policy under Section 2 of the Sherman Act—"Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act" (the "Report"). Although the DOJ has stated that the Report reflects the substance of hearings on Section 2 (which, among other things, prohibits a firm from illegally acquiring or maintaining monopoly ...