Case Law
Landmark Cases
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v PSKS, Inc. (No. 06-480), 171 Fed. Appx. 464
The Supreme Court held that resale price maintenance agreements (or vertical minimum price fixing agreements) are no longer per se illegal, but are subject in each case to a full rule of reason analysis.
Leegin Commentary: Pamela Jones Harbour, FTC Commissioner (2007)
Bell Atlantic Corp v Twombly
This case has created a movement by pro-consumer organizations to overturn it through the Legislature. Here, the Supreme Court created a brand new requirement that federal complaints must meet in order to overcome motions to dismiss. The Court ruled that the complaint must state enough facts to persuade the presiding court that the claim is “plausible.” Prior to Twombly, the Court had followed a standard set out in 1957 in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957), which said that civil cases should not be dismissed “unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.” This presents a new and very difficult hurdle for antitrust plaintiffs to overcome.
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., Inc. (05-381) (2007)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) v. Billing (05-1157) (2007)
United States v. AT&T
Verizon Comm., Inc. v. Trinko
FTC v. Rambus
Pacific Bell Tel. v. linkLine
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
United States v Microsoft
Coordinated State Enforcement of Microsoft Antitrust Judgment
This web site was "established for coordinated state enforcement of federal court judgments against the Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft's unlawful monopoly conduct. Here you can find information on the antitrust remedies ordered by the federal court"
Harvard Law Conference: United States v. Microsoft: 10 Years Later
DOJ: The Microsoft case documents (DoJ)
Microsoft's reaction to the EU Commission Decision
US Supreme Court Antitrust Judgments Gateways
Antitrust Overview: Legal Information Institute @ Cornell Law School
Select the "Resources" tab to view Supreme Court and U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals antitrust judgments.
Antitrust Law in the U.S. Supreme Court
A brief narrative explaining the development of antitrust common law in the U.S. as made by the Supreme Court, highlighting landmark cases from 1911 (Standard Oil) to those being litigated in 2004
International
EC Competition Cases Repository
This site contains the full text of all public documents issued since 1999 concerning antitrust cases handled by the Commission under Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty.
EU Cases Search Tool