U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation

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U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation refers to federal legal actions brought by the DOJ to challenge and remedy anti-competitive business practices that violate U.S. antitrust laws.

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U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation canonical 1

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Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antitrust enforcement mechanism ⓘ
federal civil enforcement action ⓘ
federal criminal enforcement action ⓘ
law enforcement activity ⓘ
aimsTo maintain market efficiency ⓘ
prevent bid rigging ⓘ
prevent cartels ⓘ
prevent market allocation agreements ⓘ
prevent monopolization ⓘ
prevent price fixing ⓘ
protect competition ⓘ
protect consumer welfare ⓘ
remedy anti-competitive mergers ⓘ
appliesLaw Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 ⓘ
Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 ⓘ
surface form: Federal Trade Commission Act (in coordination with FTC)

Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act ⓘ
surface form: Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976

Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ
surface form: Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
broughtBy United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
surface form: Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
canResultIn behavioral remedies ⓘ
civil penalties ⓘ
consent decrees ⓘ
corporate compliance obligations ⓘ
criminal fines ⓘ
divestitures ⓘ
imprisonment for individuals ⓘ
injunctive relief ⓘ
structural remedies ⓘ
coordinatedWith Federal Trade Commission ⓘ
foreign competition authorities ⓘ
state attorneys general ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
handledBy United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
surface form: Antitrust Division civil sections

United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
surface form: Antitrust Division criminal sections

United States Attorney’s Offices ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Attorneys’ Offices (in coordination)
includes attempted monopolization cases ⓘ
cases challenging exclusionary conduct ⓘ
civil merger challenges ⓘ
civil non-merger conduct cases ⓘ
criminal cartel prosecutions ⓘ
monopolization cases ⓘ
jurisdiction U.S. federal courts ⓘ
surface form: United States federal courts
legalBasis federal antitrust statutes ⓘ
federal civil law ⓘ
federal criminal law ⓘ
oftenInvolves competitive effects analysis ⓘ
economic expert testimony ⓘ
market definition analysis ⓘ
review of business documents and communications ⓘ
subjectTo United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
surface form: federal rules of civil procedure

federal rules of criminal procedure ⓘ
rules of evidence for the federal courts ⓘ
surface form: federal rules of evidence
targets corporations ⓘ
individual executives ⓘ
other business entities ⓘ
trade associations ⓘ

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Loew's Inc. → subjectOf → U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation ⓘ