Antitrust law; interpretation and implementation

This casebook excels at communicating a sense of how antitrust law affects both business decisions and law practice. It addresses the initial difficulty that most students experience in understanding how different statutes, doctrinal developments, and economic issues fit together to form a reasonable and coherent picture. The authors achieve this by presenting a set of overview materials that provide a clear road map and useful perspectives. This new edition continues the technique of using lower court cases and more "real-world" materials - such as complaints, jury instructions, litigated contracts, and appellate briefs - to illustrate how antitrust doctrines are really "interpreted and implemented." The authors have also integrated important economics throughout the text. This casebook shows how a few simple models, as well as more general implications of social-science thinking, yield important insights and also wield much influence in antitrust jurisprudence. The text includes clarifying visual-aid exhibits to help students better understand complex issues in law as well as economics. Moreover, visual aids in the book are supplemented by a complete set of premium multimedia PowerPoint slides that are available for classroom use.