Legal Opinion
United States v. National Society of Professional Engineers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 31, 1974No. Civ. A. 2412-72PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN LEWIS SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
This is an antitrust suit brought by the United States against the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) under § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, which declares illegal every “contract, combination ... or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States. . . . ” The alleged offense centers on Section 11(c) of defendant’s Code of Ethics which prohibits members of NSPE from submitting competitive bids for their engineering services. 1 Plaintiff seeks to enjoin the combination and conspiracy which maintains the…
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