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Failing Companies And The Antitrust Laws, Janet L. Mcdavid
Failing Companies And The Antitrust Laws, Janet L. Mcdavid
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article will examine two areas in which the courts have given financially-troubled companies special treatment under the antitrust laws. Part I discusses the acquisition of a failing company, which may constitute a judicially-created exemption from section 7 of the Clayton Act. Part II considers certain cases involving failing companies whose conduct is challenged under section 1 of the Sherman Act.