Ohio

• Pages: 1933-1976

Chapter 38

for the

STATE OF OHIO

Updated and Revised by

Brian K. Grube, Esq.

David L. DeBord, Esq.

Jones Day

Cleveland, Ohio

The Section of Antitrust Law thanks Jennifer L. Pratt, Chief, AntitrustSection, Ohio

Attorney General’s Office, for her review of this chapter.

The Section gratefully acknowledges Kenneth G. Cole, Esq., John D. Fabian, Esq.,

Timothy A. Ita, Esq., James P. Kennedy, Esq., John F. McClatchey, Esq., James A.

Wilson, Esq., and Alan C. Witten, Esq. for their work on this chapter in prior editions.

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CONTENTS

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

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

1.c. History.............................................................................................. 1

1.d. Relations to Federal Law ................................................................. 2

1.e. Remedies.......................................................................................... 2

1.f. Enforcement ..................................................................................... 3

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

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

3.a. Price Fixing...................................................................................... 4

3.b. Market Allocation ............................................................................ 5

3.c. Customer Allocation ........................................................................ 5

3.d. Bid Rigging...................................................................................... 5

4. Group Boycotts.............................................................................................. 6

5. Resale Price Maintenance.............................................................................. 7

5.a. Generally.......................................................................................... 7

5.b. Monsanto Rule ................................................................................. 8

5.c. Impact of Leegin .............................................................................. 8

6. Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Intrabrand....................................................... 9

7. Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Interbrand..................................................... 10

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

9. Dual Distribution ......................................................................................... 11

10. Intracorporate Conspiracy............................................................................ 11

11. Monopolization............................................................................................ 12

12. Mergers........................................................................................................ 14

13. Discrimination & Other Single Firm Pricing Regulation ............................ 15

13.a. Price Discrimination ...................................................................... 15

13.b. Price Gouging and MinimumPricing Statutes............................... 15

13.c. Specific Industry Rules .................................................................. 15

13.c.1. A lcohol and Beverages ............................................... 15

13.c.2. Cigarettes .................................................................... 16

13.c.3. D airy........................................................................... 16

13.c.4. Fuel and Petroleum ..................................................... 16

13.c.6. Insurance ..................................................................... 16

13.c.7. Public Utilities ............................................................ 17

14. Exemptions and Defenses to Antitrust Liability.......................................... 17

14.a. Statutory Exemptions..................................................................... 17

14.a.4. Statute of Limitations.................................................. 18

14.a.6. Labor ........................................................................... 18

14.a.7. Insurance ..................................................................... 18

14.a.8. A griculture .................................................................. 19

14.a.12. Fuel and Petroleum ..................................................... 19

14.a.21. H ealthcare ................................................................... 19

14.b. Nonstatutory Exemptions and Defenses ........................................ 20

14.b.1. State Action................................................................. 20