Word: antitrusters
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Last week the trustbusters triumphed again in three decisions that not only broadened the Government's powers but also raised some serious questions about the trend of antitrust enforce ment. The Supreme Court held that...
...none rouses more anxiety among corporate officers than the U.S. Supreme Court. Case by case, the court has been making life tougher for companies that wish to merge. In the past eleven years, the high court has decided in favor of the Justice Department in 45 out of 50 antitrust cases; for seven years, it has not ruled once against the Government's other arm of antimerger enforcement, the Federal Trade Com mission. In that record, remarked Jus tice Potter Stewart recently, one consistency stands out: "The Government always wins...
...Green Bay Packers Fullback Jim Grabowski ($250,000). Players might claim that the league was limiting their right to choose the place and price of their employment. To head off such an action, league officials are lobbying for legislation that would exempt pro football from federal antitrust laws...
...stress from a new quarter-with serious implications for its nationwide dealer-franchise setup. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that General Motors and three Chevrolet dealers' associations, in fighting discount-house car sales in the Los Angeles area in 1960-61, had violated the Sherman Antitrust Act in "a classic conspiracy in restraint of trade...
Overturning the Los Angeles decision, the Supreme Court ruled that franchise terms were not at issue. Gen eral Motors and its dealer associations, said Justice Abe Fortas, had removed a "class of traders from the market"-an antitrust violation per se. With that decision, discounters apparently won open season on the U.S.'s 29,000 franchised dealers...