Minnesota. Practice Text
Chapter 26
for the
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Updated and Revised by
William L. Greene, Esq.
Peter J. Schwingler, Esq.
Leonard, Street and Deinard, PA
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mark A. Jacobson, Esq.
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Section of Antitrust Law thanks James Canaday, Assistant Attorney General and
Manager of the Antitrust & Utilities Division, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
Minnesota 26-iii
CONTENTS
1.
Introduction ................................................................................................... 1
1.a.
Overview ........................................................................................... 1
1.b.
Source of Law–Statutes and Other .................................................... 1
1.c.
History ............................................................................................... 2
1.d.
Relation to Federal Law .................................................................... 2
1.e.
Remedies ........................................................................................... 4
1.f.
Enforcement ...................................................................................... 4
2.
The Per Se Rule and the Rule of Reason ....................................................... 4
3.
Horizontal Agreements Other Than Group Boycotts .................................... 6
3.a.
Price Fixing ....................................................................................... 6
3.b.
Market Allocation ............................................................................. 7
3.c.
Customer Allocation ......................................................................... 8
3.d.
Bid Rigging ....................................................................................... 8
3.e.
Covenants Not to Compete ............................................................... 8
4.
Group Boycotts .............................................................................................. 9
4.a.
Concerted Refusals to Deal ............................................................... 9
4.b.
Expulsion or Exclusion from Membership in Trade
Associations or Other Groups ......................................................... 11
5.
Resale Price Maintenance ............................................................................ 11
5.a.
Generally ......................................................................................... 11
5.b.
Monsanto Rule ................................................................................ 11
5.c.
Impact of Leegin ............................................................................. 12
6.
Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Intrabrand ..................................................... 13
7.
Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Interbrand ..................................................... 13
8.
Tying Arrangements .................................................................................... 14
9.
Dual Distribution ......................................................................................... 14
10.
Intracorporate Conspiracy............................................................................ 15
11.
Monopolization ............................................................................................ 15
11.a.
Monopolization ............................................................................... 15
11.b.
Attempts to Monopolize .................................................................. 16
11.e.
Conspiracy to Monopolize .............................................................. 16
12.
Mergers ........................................................................................................ 16
13.
Discrimination & Other Single Firm Pricing Regulation ............................ 18
13.a.
Price Discrimination ....................................................................... 18
13.a.1.
Territorial or Locality Discrimination ......................... 18
13.a.2.
Buyer Liability ............................................................ 19
13.a.3.
Meeting Competition Defense .................................... 19
13.a.4.
Functional Classifications ........................................... 19
13.a.5.
Preemption .................................................................. 20
13.a.6.
Other Defenses and Exemptions ................................. 20
13.a.7.
Brokerage .................................................................... 20
13.a.8.
Secret Payments or Allowances .................................. 21
13.a.9.
Promotional Allowances and Services ........................ 21
13.a.10.
Sales Below Cost and Loss Leaders............................ 21
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