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Antitrust--Mergers
Antitrust law Popofsky Fall 2010
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Graduate
12/14/2010

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Term
General Rule for mergers
Definition
A merger will fail under the Clayton act if the concentration of market power is too great, the market conditions are such that the harms outweigh the benefits and the mergeris likely to facilitate collusion.
Term
Philadelphia National Bank
Definition
Proposed merger invalidated because merger would have put 59% of Philadelphia Area banking services into one set of hands.
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Hospital Coporation
Definition
Proposed merger invalidated under clayton act 7 because 91% of Hospitals would in in the hands of 4 actors and market had a history of collusion
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U.S. v General Dynamics
Definition
Merger permitted because most of the accquired company's resources were depleted. NOT the failing company defense.
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U.S. v. Oracle
Definition
Allowed merger even though the resulting market was a duopoly because there were other emerging competitors.
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