Foreword

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FOREWORD

The Section of Antitrust Law is particularly proud of State Antitrust Practice and

Statutes (Fourth). Given the growing significance of state antitrust litigation and the

increasing activity by state attorneys general in the antitrust area, this publication has

become an indispensable part of any antitrust library. The Section is grateful for the

cooperation and collaboration of attorneys in private practice and attorneys from the

offices of various state attorneys general in producing this book.

This three-volume treatise concisely sets forth the substantive civil and criminal

case law, procedure, practice, and statutes in separate chapters for each of the fifty

states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

State Antitrust Practice and Statutes (Fourth) also provides a practical summary of

exemptions and defenses to antitrust liability, as well as government and private

enforcement developments and trends through 2008. As in the first three editions,

the book provides an overview in the Introduction, followed by individual

jurisdiction discussions, sharing a common outline designed to facilitate multistate

research. The Fourth edition also contains an updated chapter devoted entirely to

state antitrust law and enforcement in the health care industry. This new edition also

contains some new subjects as well as a uniform system of numbering that allows for

cross references among all the state chapters. It also contains updated appendices of

important state antitrust enforcement documents–as well as an updated listing of all

state attorney general websites. While State Antitrust Practice and Statutes (Fourth)

is limited to traditional antitrust law issues, the Fourth Edition addresses the antitrust

aspects of consumer protection and common law unfair competition statutes.

As with any publication, new statutes, cases, or enforcement developments have

occurred after the drafters and editors completed their research through 2008.

State Antitrust Practice and Statutes (Fourth) is not endorsed by any government

agency or any other organization, although attorneys from the offices of various state

attorneys general reviewed and commented on certain chapters in an unofficial

capacity. The Section wishes to thank the National Association of Attorneys General

and the attorneys in the individual state attorney general offices who made valuable

and timely contributions to this treatise.

This book builds upon the work of the lawyers who prepared the first, second,

and third editions, whose names appear at the beginning of each chapter. The

Section especially acknowledges the Editors-in-Chief of the first three editions

(Michael L. Denger, Ky P. Ewing, Jr., Jeffrey L. Kessler, Michael K. Lindsey, and

Keith D. Shugarman) and the former Chairs of the Section for their vision and

support for this important treatise. Many others contributed to this book through the

years, and, although we cannot mention each of them individually, the Section is

indebted to them for their diligent scholarship.

Harvey Saferstein of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC led the

editorial effort for State Antitrust Practice and Statutes (Fourth). He was assisted by

an Editorial Board consisting of J. Clayton Everett, Jr. of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

LLP, Kathleen E. Foote of the Office of the California Attorney General, Eamon

O’Kelly of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Paula Martucci of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,

Mathew Sawchak of Ellis & Winters LLP, Barbara Sicalides of Pepper Hamilton