Chapter 43
for the
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Updated and Revised by
Patricia A. Sullivan, Esq.
Jon M. Anderson, Esq.
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Providence, Rhode Island
Maureen G. Glynn, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General and Healthcare Advocate
Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General
The Section of Antitrust Law gratefully acknowledges Jeffrey Halik, Esq., Mark W.
Heaphy, Esq., Robert M. Langer, Esq., and Joaquin M. Sena, Esq. for their work on
this chapter in prior editions.
Rhode Island 43-iii
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.......................................................................................... 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
3.e. Covenants Not to Compete .............................................................. 5
4. Group Boycotts.............................................................................................. 6
4.a. Concerted Refusals to Deal.............................................................. 6
5. Resale Price Maintenance.............................................................................. 7
5.a. Generally.......................................................................................... 7
5.b. Monsanto Rule ................................................................................. 7
5.c. Impact of Leegin .............................................................................. 8
6. Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Intrabrand....................................................... 8
7. Nonprice Vertical Restraints–Interbrand....................................................... 8
8. Tying Arrangements .................................................................................... 10
10. Intracorporate Conspiracy............................................................................ 10
11. Monopolization............................................................................................ 11
11.a. Monopolization.............................................................................. 11
11.b. Attempts to Monopolize................................................................. 12
11.d. Predatory Pricing............................................................................ 12
12. Mergers........................................................................................................ 13
13. Discrimination & Other Single Firm Pricing Regulation ............................ 13
13.a. Price Discrimination ...................................................................... 13
13.a.3. Meeting Competition Defense .................................... 13
13.a.10. Sales Below Cost and Loss Leaders............................ 14
13.b. Price Gouging and MinimumPricing Statutes............................... 14
13.c. Specific Industry Rules .................................................................. 15
13.c.1. A lcohol and Beverages ............................................... 15
13.c.2. Cigarettes .................................................................... 15
13.c.3. D airy........................................................................... 15
13.c.4. Fuel and Petroleum ..................................................... 15
13.c.7. Public Utilities ............................................................ 16
13.c.8. O thers.......................................................................... 16
14. Exemptions and Defenses to Antitrust Liability.......................................... 16
14.a. Statutory Exemptions and Defenses............................................... 16
14.a.1. State Action................................................................. 16
14.a.4. Statute of Limitations.................................................. 17
