Indiana. Practice Text

Chapter 17

for the

STATE OF INDIANA

Updated and Revised by

Kendall Millard, Esq.

Alexander P. Orlowski, Esq.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana

The Section of Antitrust Law thanks Gregory F. Zoeller, Indiana Attorney General, for

his review of this chapter.

The Section gratefully acknowledges Donald E. Knebel, Esq., Irene T. Adamczyk,

Esq., Frank Baldwin, Esq., and Jerry R. Jenkins, Esq. for their work on this chapter in

prior editions.

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CONTENTS

1.

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Introduction ................................................................................................... 1

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1.a.

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Overview ........................................................................................... 1

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1.b.

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Source of Law–Statutes and Other .................................................... 1

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1.c.

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History ............................................................................................... 3

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1.d.

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Relation to Federal Law .................................................................... 4

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1.e.

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Remedies ........................................................................................... 4

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1.f. Enforcement ...................................................................................... 4

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2.

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The Per Se Rule and the Rule of Reason ....................................................... 4

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3.

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Horizontal Agreements Other Than Group Boycotts .................................... 5

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3.a.

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Price Fixing ....................................................................................... 5

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3.b.

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Market Allocation ............................................................................. 6

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3.c.

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Customer Allocation ......................................................................... 7

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3.d.

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Bid Rigging ....................................................................................... 7

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3.e.

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Covenants Not to Compete ............................................................... 7

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4.

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Group Boycotts .............................................................................................. 8

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4.a.

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Concerted Refusals to Deal ............................................................... 8

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4.b.

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Expulsion or Exclusion from Membership in Trade

Associations or Other Groups ........................................................... 9

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5.

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Resale Price Maintenance .............................................................................. 9

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5.a.

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Generally ........................................................................................... 9

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5.b.

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Monsanto Rule ................................................................................ 10

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5.c.

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Impact of Leegin ............................................................................. 10

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6.

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Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Intrabrand ..................................................... 10

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7.

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Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Interbrand ..................................................... 12

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8.

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Tying Arrangements .................................................................................... 12

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9.

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Dual Distribution ......................................................................................... 13

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10.

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Intracorporate Conspiracy............................................................................ 14

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11.

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Monopolization ............................................................................................ 15

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11.a.

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Monopolization ............................................................................... 15

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11.b.

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Attempts to Monopolize .................................................................. 16

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11.c.

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Monopoly Leveraging ..................................................................... 16

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11.d.

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Predatory Pricing ............................................................................. 16

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11.e.

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Conspiracy to Monopolize .............................................................. 17

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12.

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Mergers ........................................................................................................ 17

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13.

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Discrimination and Other Single Firm Pricing Regulation .......................... 17

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13.a.

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Price Discrimination ....................................................................... 17

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13.b.

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Price Gouging and Minimum Pricing Statutes ................................ 18

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13.c.

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Specific Industry Rules ................................................................... 18

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13.c.1.

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Alcohol and Beverages ............................................... 18

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13.c.2.

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Cigarettes .................................................................... 19

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13.c.3.

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Dairy ........................................................................... 19

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13.c.6.

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Insurance ..................................................................... 19

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13.c.7.

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Public Utilities ............................................................ 20

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13.c.8.

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Others .......................................................................... 20

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