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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
It was created in 1890 as the first antitrust act to pursue companies suspect of becoming a monopoly and disobeying the act. -
Clayton Act
This act was created to reinforce the Sherman Antitrust Act that outlawed anti competitive actions. -
Robinon-Patman Act
(Also known as the Price Discrimination Act) The act is a federal law that prohibited anticompetitive actions taken by businesses, specifically regarding price descrimination. -
United States v. Columbia Steel Co.
Colombia Steel Co. was sued for violating the Sherman Act by trying to buy out other major steel companies. -
Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co.
a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that Section 4 of the Clayton Antitrust Act does not allow states to sue because of an injury to it's general economy. -
Parens Patriae Act
Allows states to sue companies on behalf of citizens harmed by the company's antitrust violations. -
Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
An amendment to the clayton antitrust act making it stricter specifically concerning acquisition or mergers of businesses. -
AT&T Or Sith Menace
In 1982 the Reagan administration used the Sherman Act to break up AT&T in one long distance company and seven regional "Baby Bells," to break up any future monopoly. -
Bill's Not Broken Up
In 1999 a coalition of 19 states and the federal Justice Department sued Microsoft forcing Bill Gates to split his company in two. Though he did get around this order he began letting other companies use software other then what was created by Microsoft. -
AmEx Can Not Be Trusted
The Justice Department hit American Express Co. with a civil antitrust suit after the company refused to join an industrywide agreement that let merchants steer customers toward cheaper forms of plastic.
