Private Antitrust Actions: The Structure and Process of Civil Antitrust Litigation

by C. Douglas Floyd, E. Thomas Sullivan

A comprehensive one-volume analysis that helps you to evaluate and successfully bring or defend a private antitrust suit. With Private Antitrust Actions you'll know exactly what it takes * Determine if a party has standing to bring a civil antitrust suit
* Take advantage of (or overcome) available exemptions and immunities
* Counsel any business on effective antitrust strategy With detailed information on how the amount of the award is calculated, you'll be able to evaluate each case for potential recovery (or costs) and attorney's fees. And you'll also see how the federal courts are now interpreting and applying standards governing such matters * Antitrust injury and standing
* Federal preemption
* Insurance exemption for HMOs and managed care plans
* Labor exemption and professional sports
* State action immunity
* Statute of limitations and fraudulent concealment
* Class certification and settlement
* Summary judgment and judgment as a matter of law
* Expert testimony in establishing damages ...plus in-depth exploration of areas where conflicting authority and unresolved questions persist.

1315 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1995