Legal Opinion
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S. A.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 14, 2004No. 03-724PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act of 1982 (FTAIA) excludes from the Sherman Act’s reach much anti-competitive conduct that causes only foreign injury. It does so by setting forth a general rule stating that the Sherman Act “shall not apply to conduct involving trade or commerce ... with foreign nations'.” 96 Stat. 1246,15 U. S. C. § 6a. It then creates exceptions to the general rule, applicable where (roughly speaking) that conduct significantly harms imports, domestic commerce, or American exporters.
We here focus upon anticompetitive price-fixing activity that is in significant…
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