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Plus Factors And Agreement In Antitrust Law, William E. Kovacic
Plus Factors And Agreement In Antitrust Law, William E. Kovacic
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
Despite the crucial role of concerted action to collusion among rival firms, few elements are more perplexing than the design of evidentiary standards to determine whether parallel conduct stems from collective or from unilateral decision making. Courts allow a collusive agreement to be established by circumstantial evidence, but the evidence must show additional evidence — “plus factors” — beyond parallel movement in price. Chief plus factors identified by courts have included actions contrary to each defendant’s self-interest unless pursued as part of a collective plan, phenomena that can be explained rationally only as a result of concerted action, evidence that …
The Roberts Court And The Limits Of Antitrust, Thom Lambert
The Roberts Court And The Limits Of Antitrust, Thom Lambert
Faculty Publications
This article first describes the fundamental limits of antitrust and the decision-theoretic approach such limits inspire. It then analyzes the Roberts Court’s antitrust decisions, explaining how each coheres with the decision-theoretic model. Finally, it predicts how the Court will address three issues likely to come before it in the future: tying, loyalty rebates, and bundled discounts.