Resale price maintenance agreements or (RPM) are arrangements where resellers agree that they will sell product or products at certain prices at or above price floor (minimum RPM) or at or below a price ceiling (maximum RPM).
Early in the 20th...
antitrust
Sherman Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a federal statute which prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace. It outlaws any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of...
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States (1911)
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States (1911) is a U.S. Supreme Court case holding that Standard Oil Company, a major oil conglomerate in the early 20th century, violated the Sherman Antitrust Act through anticompetitive actions, i.e...
state action antitrust immunity
Under the state-action doctrine elucidated in Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943), state and municipal authorities are immune from federal antitrust lawsuits for actions taken pursuant to a clearly expressed state policy that, when legislated, had...
tying arrangement
A tying arrangement is an agreement in which the seller conditions the sale of one product (the "tying" product) on the buyer's agreement to purchase a separate product (the "tied" product) from the seller. Alternatively, it is also considered a...
white-collar crime
Overview
White-collar crime generally encompasses a variety of nonviolent crimes usually committed in commercial situations for financial gain.
The following is an inclusive list of white-collar offenses : antitrust violations, bankruptcy...
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