Arizona. Practice Text

Chapter 4
for the
STATE OF ARIZONA
Updated and Revised by
Timothy J. Burke, Esq.
C.W. Ross, Esq.
Samuel Efird, Esq.
Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Phoenix, Arizona
The Section gratefully acknowledges Alan H. Blankenheimer, Esq., Kevin Schutz,
Esq., David L. Roll, Esq., Dan Plaine, Esq., Janet W. Lord, Esq., Debra L. Runbeck,
Esq., Melissa Rawlinson, Esq., and David D. Weinzweig, Esq. for their contributions
in drafting this chapter in prior editions.
Arizona 4-iii
CONTENTS
1.Introduction ................................................................................................... 1
2.The Per Se Rule and the Rule of Reason ....................................................... 2
3.Horizontal Agreements Other Than Group Boycotts .................................... 3
3a.Price Fixing ....................................................................................... 3
3b.Market Allocation ............................................................................. 8
3c.Customer Allocation ......................................................................... 9
3d.Bid Rigging ..................................................................................... 10
3e.Covenants Not to Compete ............................................................. 11
4.Group Boycotts ............................................................................................ 11
4a.Concerted Refusals to Deal ............................................................. 11
4b.Expulsion or Exclusion from Membership in Trade
Associations or Other Groups ......................................................... 13
5.Resale Price Maintenance ............................................................................ 13
5a.Generally ......................................................................................... 13
5b.Monsanto Rule ................................................................................ 14
5c.Impact of Leegin ............................................................................. 15
6.Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Intrabrand ..................................................... 15
7.Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Interbrand ..................................................... 16
8.Tying Arrangements .................................................................................... 17
9.Dual Distribution ......................................................................................... 18
10.Intracorporate Conspiracy............................................................................ 19
11.Monopolization ............................................................................................ 19
12.Mergers ........................................................................................................ 22
13.Discrimination & Other Single Firm Pricing Regulation ............................ 22
14.Exemptions and Defenses to Antitrust Liability .......................................... 22
14a.Statutory Exemptions and Defenses ................................................ 22
14.a.2.Contribution ................................................................ 23
14.a.4.Statute of Limitations .................................................. 23
14.a.6.Labor ........................................................................... 23
14.a.7.Insurance ..................................................................... 24
14.a.8.Agriculture .................................................................. 24
14.a.12.Fuel and Petroleum ...................................................... 25
14.a.13.Energy ......................................................................... 25
14.a.15.Public Utilities ............................................................. 25
14.a.23.Miscellaneous .............................................................. 26
14.b.Nonstatutory Exemptions and Defenses ......................................... 26
14.b.1.State Action ................................................................. 26
14.b.2.Noerr-Pennington Doctrine ......................................... 28
14.b.3.Preemption .................................................................. 28
14.b.4.Primary Jurisdiction .................................................... 28
14.b.5.In Pari Delicto/Estoppel .............................................. 28
14.b.6.Unclean Hands ............................................................ 28
14.b.7.Laches ......................................................................... 28
14.b.8.Standing ....................................................................... 28

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