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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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