Washington. Practice Text

Chapter 52

for the

STATE OF WASHINGTON

Updated and Revised by

Hugh F. Bangasser, Esq.

Ramona M. Emerson, Esq.

Christopher M. Wyant, Esq.

Aaron E. Millstein, Esq.

K&L Gates, LLP

Seattle, Washington

The Section of Antitrust Law gratefully acknowledges Craig D. Bachman, Esq.,

James M. Beaulaurier, Esq., Thomas L. Boeder, Esq., Samuel R. Castic, Esq., Tanya

A. Durkee, Esq., John Ebel, Esq., Steve Edmiston, Esq., Susan E. Foster, Esq.,

Susan L. Guthrie, Esq., Stuart Hirschfeld, Esq., Christopher J. Kane, Esq., Tina E.

Kondo, Esq., James L. Magee, Esq., Douglas Ross, Esq., Richard Siefert, Esq.,

Payton Smith, Esq., David C. Spellman, Esq., Richard J. Wallis, Esq., and Lucinda

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

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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 ........................................................................................... 3

1.f.Enforcement ...................................................................................... 4

2.The Per Se Rule and Rule of Reason ............................................................. 4

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

3.e.Covenants Not to Compete ............................................................... 5

4.Group Boycotts .............................................................................................. 5

4.a.Concerted Refusals to Deal ............................................................... 5

4.b.Expulsion or Exclusion from Membership in Trade

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

5.Resale Price Maintenance .............................................................................. 6

5.a.Generally ........................................................................................... 6

5.b.Monsanto Rule .................................................................................. 6

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

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

7.Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Interbrand ....................................................... 7

8.Tying Arrangements ...................................................................................... 8

9.Dual Distribution ........................................................................................... 9

10.Intracorporate Conspiracy.............................................................................. 9

11.Monopolization .............................................................................................. 9

11.a.Monopolization ............................................................................... 10

11.b.Attempts to Monopolize .................................................................. 11

11.c.Monopoly Leveraging ..................................................................... 11

11.d.Predatory Pricing ............................................................................. 11

11.e.Conspiracy to Monopolize .............................................................. 12

12.Mergers ........................................................................................................ 12

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

13.a.Price Discrimination ....................................................................... 13

13.b.Price Gouging and Minimum Pricing Statutes ................................ 13

14.Exemptions and Defenses to Antitrust Liability .......................................... 13

14.a.Statutory Exemptions and Defenses ................................................ 13

14.a.4.Statute of Limitations .................................................. 13

14.a.6.Labor ........................................................................... 14

14.a.7.Insurance ..................................................................... 14

14.a.8.Agriculture .................................................................. 14

14.a.15.Public Utilities ............................................................ 15