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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Antitrust And Trade Regulation Law, Michael F. Urbanski, Francis H. Casola, James R. Creekmore

University of Richmond Law Review

Consistent with the recent national trend, antitrust claims in Virginia met with little success in Virginia's courts over the past two years. Not only have the number of antitrust complaints dwindled, but those that are filed are routinely dismissed on the pleadings or by means of summary judgment after discovery. Recent antitrust conspiracy actions have failed for a variety of fundamental reasons, including a lack of standing to bring the action and a lack of a multiplicity of actors capable of engaging in a conspiracy. On the whole, monopolization claims fared no better, and have been dismissed largely because of …