Nebraska. Practice Text

Chapter 30

for the

STATE OF NEBRASKA

Updated and Revised by

Travis A. Kennedy, Esq.

Eimer Stahl LLP

Chicago, IL

The Section of Antitrust Law thanks Leslie Levy, Assistant Attorney General,

Antitrust Division, Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, for her review of this

chapter.

The Section gratefully acknowledges Bethany Wimsatt, Esq., Nancy Craig, Esq.,

Aton Arbisser, Esq., Jodi S. Balsam, Esq., Wayne D. Collins, Esq., Susan Beth

Farmer, Esq., Steven M. Pincus, Esq., Sharon Selby, Esq., Antonia B. Sherman, Esq.,

and Tamir Young, Esq. for their work on this chapter in prior editions.

Nebraska 30-iii

CONTENTS

1.

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

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1.a.

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

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2.

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The Per Se Rule and the Rule of Reason ........................................................ 3

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3.

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Horizontal Agreements Other Than Group Boycotts ..................................... 4

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3.a.

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Price Fixing ...................................................................................... 4

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3.b.

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Market Allocation ............................................................................ 5

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3.c.

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Customer Allocation ........................................................................ 5

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3.d.

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Bid Rigging ...................................................................................... 6

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3.e.

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Covenants Not to Compete .............................................................. 6

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4.

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Group Boycotts ............................................................................................... 7

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4.a.

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Concerted Refusals to Deal .............................................................. 7

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4.b.

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Expulsion or Exclusion from Membership in Trade

Associations or Other Groups .......................................................... 8

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5.

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Resale Price Maintenance ............................................................................... 8

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5.a.

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Generally .......................................................................................... 8

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5.b.

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Monsanto Rule ................................................................................. 9

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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 ...................................................... 11

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8.

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Tying Arrangements ..................................................................................... 11

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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 ............................................................................................. 14

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11.a.

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Monopolization .............................................................................. 14

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11.b.

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Attempts to Monopolize ................................................................. 15

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11.d.

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

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12.

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Mergers ......................................................................................................... 16

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13.

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

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13.a.

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

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13.a.1.

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Territorial or Locality Discrimination ......................... 17

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13.a.2.

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Buyer Liability ............................................................ 18

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13.a.3.

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Meeting Competition Defense .................................... 18

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13.a.6.

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Other Defenses and Exemptions ................................. 19

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13.a.7.

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Brokerage .................................................................... 19

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14.

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Exemptions and Defenses to Antitrust Liability ........................................... 19

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14.a.

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Statutory Exemptions and Defenses ............................................... 19

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14.a.1.

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State Action ................................................................. 19

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14.a.2.

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Contribution ................................................................ 20

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14.a.4.

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Statute of Limitations .................................................. 20

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14.a.6.

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Labor ........................................................................... 20

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14.a.7.

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Insurance ..................................................................... 21

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14.a.8.

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Agriculture .................................................................. 21

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14.a.15.

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Public Utilities ............................................................ 22

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14.a.17.

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Securities ..................................................................... 22

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