Nevada

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Chapter 31

for the

STATE OF NEVADA

Updated and Revised by

Suellen Fulstone, Esq.

Littler Mendelson

Reno, Nevada

The Section of Antitrust Law gratefully acknowledges Daniel E. Durden, Esq.,

Steven John Fellman, Esq., Suellen Fulstone, Esq., Glen Mitchell, Esq., and George

Tobin, Esq. for their work on this chapter in prior editions.

Nevada 31-iii

CONTENTS

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

1.a. Overview.......................................................................................... 1

2. The Per Se Rule and the Rule of Reason ....................................................... 2

3. Horizontal Agreements Other Than Group Boycotts .................................... 2

3.a. Price Fixing...................................................................................... 2

3.b. Market Allocation ............................................................................ 3

3.c. Customer Allocation ........................................................................ 3

3.d. Bid Rigging...................................................................................... 3

3.e. Covenants Not to Compete .............................................................. 3

4. Group Boycotts.............................................................................................. 4

4.a. Concerted Refusals to Deal.............................................................. 4

4.b. Expulsion or Exclusion from Membership in Trade

Associations or Other Groups .......................................................... 5

5. Resale Price Maintenance.............................................................................. 5

5.a. Generally.......................................................................................... 5

5.b. Monsanto Rule ................................................................................. 5

5.c. Impact of Leegin .............................................................................. 6

6. Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Intrabrand....................................................... 6

7. Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Interbrand....................................................... 6

8. Tying Arrangements ...................................................................................... 6

9. Dual Distribution ........................................................................................... 6

10. Intracorporate Conspiracy.............................................................................. 7

11. Monopolization.............................................................................................. 7

12. Mergers.......................................................................................................... 8

13. Discrimination & Other Single Firm Pricing Regulation .............................. 9

14. Exemptions and Defenses to Antitrust Liability.......................................... 10

14.a. Statutory Exemptions and Defenses............................................... 10

14.a.1. State Action .................................................................. 10

14.a.2. Contribution ................................................................. 10

14.a.3. Filed Rate Doctrine ...................................................... 10

14.a.4. Statute of Limitations ................................................... 10

14.a.6. Labor ............................................................................ 11

14.a.7. Insurance ...................................................................... 12

14.a.8. Agriculture ................................................................... 12

14.a.15. Public Utilities.............................................................. 12

14.a.20. Charitable Institutions .................................................. 12

14.b. Nonstatutory Exemptions and Defenses ........................................ 12

14.b.1. State Action.................................................................. 12

14.b.2. Noerr-Pennington Doctrine.......................................... 13

14.b.3. Preemption ................................................................... 13

14.b.4. Primary Jurisdiction ..................................................... 13

14.b.5. In Pari Delicto/Estopppel ............................................. 13

14.b.6. Unclean Hands ............................................................. 13

14.b.8. Standing........................................................................ 14