Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters

Section 4 of the Clayton Act provides that a damages action may be brought under the antitrust laws by “fajny person who [has been] injured in his business or property by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws.” 15 U. S. C. § 15 (emphasis added). Despite the absence of an “articula-ble consideration of statutory policy” supporting the denial of standing, Blue Shield of Virginia v. McCready, 457 U. S. 465, 473 (1982), the Court today holds that the intended victim of a restraint of trade does not constitute a “person who [has been] injured in his business or property by reason of…