Chapter 6 - § 6.7 • ARBITRATION OF ANTITRUST CLAIMS

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

§ 6.7 • ARBITRATION OF ANTITRUST CLAIMS

The federal courts have generally held that claims arising under the federal antitrust laws are subject to arbitration, and do not distinguish between horizontal and vertical antitrust claims.⁸⁵

However, clauses that restrict the statutory remedies may be involved, e.g., barring recovery of treble damages, attorney fees and costs, and class action arbitration, and may be "invalid because they prevent the vindication of statutory rights under state and federal law."⁸⁶ As to whether the remedy is to sever the illegal provisions or strike the arbitration agreement, see §§ 5.5 and 6.4.

• Annot., Arbitrability of Federal Antitrust Claims, 3 A.L.R. Fed. 918.

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^[85] Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 473 U.S. 614 (1985); JLM Indus., Inc. v. Stolt-Nielsen SA, 387 F.3d 163 (2d Cir. 2004). But see Kristian v. Comcast Corp., 446 F.3d 25, 29 (1st Cir. 2006) ("provision of the arbitration agreements barring the recovery of trebel damages is invalid . . . because it prevents the...