New Jersey. Practice Text

Chapter 33

for the

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Updated and Revised by

Barbara T. Sicalides, Esq.

Barak R. Bassman, Esq.

Alexander L. Harris, Esq.

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Section of Antitrust Law thanks James J. Savage, Assistant Attorney General,

Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey, for his

review of this chapter.

The Section gratefully acknowledges Stephen W. Armstrong, Esq., Ruth A. Bosek,

Esq., Taylor R. Briggs, Esq., Kim Karasiewicz, Esq., Joyce Heller Kline, Esq.,

Deirdre McInerney, Esq., Basil Merenda, Esq., Matthew E. Moloshok, Esq, Jessica

L. Richman, Esq., and Andrew Rossner, 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 ............................................................................................... 1

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1.d.

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Relation to Federal Law .................................................................... 1

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1.e.

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Remedies ........................................................................................... 2

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1.f.

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Enforcement ...................................................................................... 3

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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 ......................................................................... 6

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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 .............................................................................................. 6

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

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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 .................................................................................... 12

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9.

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Dual Distribution ......................................................................................... 12

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10.

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Intracorporate Conspiracy............................................................................ 13

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11.

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Monopolization ............................................................................................ 13

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11.a.

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Monopolization ............................................................................... 13

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11.b.

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Attempts to Monopolize .................................................................. 14

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11.c.

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Monopoly Leveraging ..................................................................... 14

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11.d.

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Predatory Pricing ............................................................................. 15

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11.e.

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Conspiracy to Monopolize .............................................................. 15

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12.

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Mergers ........................................................................................................ 15

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13.

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Discrimination & Other Single Firm Pricing Regulation ............................ 16

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14.

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Exemptions and Defenses to Antitrust Liability .......................................... 16

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14.a.

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Statutory Exemptions and Defenses ................................................ 16

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14.a.1.

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State Action ................................................................. 16

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14.a.2.

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Contribution ................................................................ 17

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14.a.3.

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Filed Rate Doctrine ..................................................... 17

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14.a.4.

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Statute of Limitations .................................................. 17

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14.a.6.

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Labor ........................................................................... 18

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14.a.7.

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Insurance ..................................................................... 18

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14.a.8.

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Agriculture .................................................................. 19

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