Antitrust Law, Policy, and Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems

This innovative and popular casebook focuses on teaching antitrust through the best legal precedents available. It emphasizes current judicial opinions and includes dissents where relevant to help students grasp the issues. The notes reflect a balanced approach to the competing ideologies of left, right, and center--confronting their defects and presenting their strengths. Professors who are strongly committed to a particular ideology should find plenty of material to criticize or, alternatively, to illustrate their view.

The Seventh Edition is a substantial revision from the previous edition, with updating of all case law materials, including the recent decisions of the Supreme Court as well as numerous lower court decisions. The Seventh Edition includes coverage regarding:

Chapter Two
Updated Economic Analysis, including some new graphs

Chapter Three
Revised and Updated discussions of:
Transnational Application of U.S. Antitrust laws;
Modifications to Injunctive Relief as antitrust Remedy
New interpretation of alien venue statute and worldwide Service of Process
New discussion of meaning of "consumer walfare" or "total welfare" as a focus of antitrust concerns
Updated discussions of standing, damages, and other Remedies
Updated treatment of antitrust class actions

Chapter Four
New discussion of Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) clauses
Updated cases and discussion on the standards for motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment in antitrust cases
New section on agreements involving intellectual property, including Supreme Court's Actavis opinion

Chapter Five
Completely updated discussion of both inter- and intra-brand vertical restraints
New Tying Cases, with a focus on tying in high technology markets
Use of Discounting Practices whose operation is similar to exclusive dealing

Chapter Six
Expanded discussion of discount pricing
Updated and expanded treatment of attempted monopolization

Chapter Seven
Updated discussion of 2010 Merger Guidelines as well as Revised Guidelines on Merger Remedies
Complete coverage of merger cases through 2013

Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight on the Robinson-Patman Act has been updated but placed into an open access digital file so that those who wish to teach it may download it; this saves space and cost in the print version of the casebook

Chapter Nine
Updated discussion of "state action" doctrine, including Supreme Court's Phoebe Putney decision plus important Circuit Court decisions
Updated discussion of role of antitrust in regulated industries, particularly telecommunications