United States v. Von's Grocery Co.
E530385
United States v. Von's Grocery Co. is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that struck down a supermarket merger for allegedly increasing market concentration, later criticized as an overreach in merger enforcement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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antitrust case ⓘ |
| caseType | civil enforcement action ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTime | Earl Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 384 U.S. 270 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Shopping Bag Food Stores
NERFINISHED
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Von's Grocery Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcementAgency | U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Warren Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
the merger was unlawful because it might substantially lessen competition
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the supermarket merger violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act ⓘ |
| impact | influenced 1960s merger enforcement policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | English ⓘ |
| laterCriticism |
criticized as overreach in merger enforcement
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criticized for focusing on concentration trends rather than competitive effects ⓘ |
| legalArea |
antitrust law
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competition law ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Section 7 of the Clayton Act
NERFINISHED
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market concentration ⓘ merger enforcement ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Hugo Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | Los Angeles grocery retail market ⓘ |
| outcome | merger struck down ⓘ |
| plaintiff | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | strict structural approach to merger analysis ⓘ |
| reasoning | trend toward concentration in the grocery market justified blocking the merger ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Brown Shoe Co. v. United States
NERFINISHED
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United States v. Philadelphia National Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
incipiency standard under Section 7
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structural presumption in merger law ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
Clayton Act
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Section 7 of the Clayton Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | supermarket merger ⓘ |
| subsequentTreatment | narrowed by later, more effects-based merger decisions ⓘ |
| vote | 6–2 ⓘ |
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