1. Law 552 - Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake
Cartel Proof Issues
Was there a meeting of the minds?
- Express agreement not required.
- Subtle accent may do job.
2. How much evidence is required to get case to jury?
3. How best to get the evidence?
Law Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake

2. Law 552 - Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake
Interstate Circuit v. U.S. (1939)
Why do they call this the “rimless wheel” case?
O’Donnell put pressure on movie distributors to require 25 cent price on later runs of A movies and to not allow first run of A movies as part of double feature. What was O’Donnell’s purpose?
Only two distributors agreed in writing. According to the court, did others agree? How?
What was the impact of lack of testimony?
If this viewed as conscious parallelism, what were the “plus” factors?
Law Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake

3. Law 552 - Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake
Theater Enterprises v. Paramount Films (1954)
Basic Facts: Suit by suburban theater owner for treble damages because 1st run movie distributors limited first run movies to downtown Baltimore theaters.
Who won at trial?
What did Plaintiff want court to do?
Is this any different than Interstate Distributors?
Law Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake

4. Law 552 - Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake
Matsushita Electric Industrial v. Zenith Radio Corp (1986)
Basic Facts: Zenith and other US TV manufacturers sued Japanese manufactures, claiming they conspired to to sell below cost in the United States in violation of Sherman Act.
What was theory on how the Japanese companies could afford to do this? Why would Japanese companies want to do this?
What did District Court decide? Why?
What did Court of Appeals decide? Why?
What was issue before Supreme Court?
Law Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake

5. Law 552 - Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake
Wood Pulp Case Before European Court of Justice (1993)
Was there any questions all pulp players sold at the same price?
What was mechanism to enable all to sell at same price?
How did lower commission view the mechanism?
What is “concertation”? Was there any concertation?
How did court factor in elements of risky competition: long-term market and commercial risks to buyers and sellers.
Law Antitrust - Instructor: Dwight Drake