Group boycott
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In
secondary boycott in which two or more competitors in a relevant market refuse to conduct business with a firm unless the firm agrees to cease doing business with an actual or potential competitor of the firms conducting the boycott.[1] It is a form of refusal to deal
, and can be a method of shutting a competitor out of a market, or preventing entry of a new firm into a market.
In the United States, such conduct can be held to violate the
civil conspiracy
.
See also
- Freedom of association
- Refusal to deal
- Primary boycott
- Secondary boycott
References
- ^ Black's Law Dictionary, 7th ed. 1999
- ^ Craftsmen Limousine, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., vol. 363, May 5, 2004, p. 772, retrieved 2019-01-14,
The United States Supreme Court has set forth three methods for analyzing the reasonableness of a restraint on trade: rule of reason analysis, per se analysis, and quick look analysis. The rule of reason is the 'prevailing standard'...
- ^ Gurnick, David (1 Sep 2011). Distribution Law of the United States. Juris Publishing, Inc. p. 136-137.
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