Foreword

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FOREWORD

This second edition of the Antitrust Evidence Handbook was prepared by

the Civil Practice and Procedure Committee of the Antitrust Section of

the American Bar Association as a reference guide for lawyers involved

in antitrust litigation. It updates the first edition, published in 1991, with

the many legal developments occurring since then. While antitrust

litigation is like other litigation in many ways, it is also unique in other

ways. This Handbook is intended to provide practitioners with a quick

reference source on evidentiary issues that arise principally, although not

exclusively, in antitrust cases. It is intended to supplement rather than

replace traditional evidence research tools. It is organized in outline form

so topics can be located quickly and easily. It is being published in a

format that easily can be carried by counsel to court or depositions. The

Antitrust Section hopes that anyone involved in antitrust litigation will

continue to find the Handbook to be a useful reference tool.

The principal editor and project leader for the second edition was Civil

Practice and Procedure Committee co-chair Edward D. Cavanagh, with a

substantial contribution from co-chair Donn P. Pickett, and members of

the Committee. The Antitrust Section is grateful and appreciative of their

efforts. It also is appropriate to recognize Janet L. McDavid, the principal

author of the first edition, and Carl L. Steinhouse and Sarah S. Vance,

who made substantial contributions.

July 2002 Roxane C. Busey

Chair, Section of Antitrust Law

American Bar Association

2001-2002