Antitrust laws promote or maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct.

American antitrust laws are state and federal laws created to prevent monopolies. Antitrust laws apply to both businesses and individuals. Antitrust laws seek to limit trusts and monopolies that can destroy markets and prevent others from engaging in healthy market competition.

All American antitrust laws date back to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. The Act was passed by Congress to remove limits on competitive trade. The Sherman Antitrust Act affects all interstate business transactions. The Federal Trade Commission must enforce the standards and interpret the law in each particular antitrust case.



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