{"id":4188,"date":"2005-10-31T18:20:16","date_gmt":"2005-10-31T22:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/10\/31\/alito-antitrust\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:54:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:54:26","slug":"alito-antitrust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/10\/31\/alito-antitrust\/","title":{"rendered":"Alito & Antitrust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In <\/FONT>a <\/FONT>Memo<\/A> to the <\/FONT>American Antitrust Institute<\/FONT><\/A>, Michael J. Freed<\/A>, a member <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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of the AAI Advisory Board, reviews the antitrust record of Judge Samuel <\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Alito<\/FONT><\/A>, <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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and concludes that Judge Alito “is unlikely to be a supporter of antitrust <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>en-<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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forcement.” (“Sam Alito and Antitrust<\/A>,” Oct. 31, 2005)<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN> <\/DIV>
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“BertFoerS”  AAI President Albert Foer gives this summary:<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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“[Freed] found no relevant articles by Judge Alito, but identified a <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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small group of cases in which Alito sat as judge where antitrust <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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issues arose. While one must to some extent read between the <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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lines in order to find the outlines of a position, it appears that Judge <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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Alito is not favorably disposed toward the private enforcement of the <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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antitrust laws. The one case in which he seemed most friendly to <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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an antitrust claim was decided over fourteen years ago. Mr. Freed <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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concluded from this research that “Judge Alito is not likely to be a <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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supporter of antitrust enforcement.” <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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Freed<\/A>, a well-respected expert on class actions and complex litigation, <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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who is a Principal in the Chicago firm of Much Shelist, briefly discusses <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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eight Alito antitrust cases from <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>the 3rd Circuit.   <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>The cases are:<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>1.  <\/SPAN>LePage’s Inc.<\/SPAN> v. 3M,<\/EM> 324 F.3d 141 (3d Cir. 2003) (in dissent) cert. den., <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>124 S.Ct. 2932 (June 30, 2004).<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>2. <\/FONT><\/FONT> Joint Stock Society v. UDV North America, Inc.<\/SPAN><\/EM>, 266 F.3d 164 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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(3d Cir.2001) (wrote opinion)<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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3 <\/SPAN>.  <\/EM><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Conte Bros. Automotive, Inc. v. Quaker State-Slick 50, Inc<\/EM>., <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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165 F.3d, 221 (3d Cir. 1998) (wrote opinion). <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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4 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>.  <\/SPAN>Barton & Pittinos, Inc. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp<\/EM>.,<\/SPAN> 118 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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F.3d. 178 (3d Cir. 1997) (wrote opinion).<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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                                                                               “AAIS”<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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5 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>.  <\/SPAN>David Lerman v. Joyce International, Inc<\/EM>., 10 F.3d 106 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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(3d Cir.1993) (wrote opinion).<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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6 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>.  <\/SPAN><\/EM>In re Lower Lake Erie Iron Ore Antitrust Litig<\/EM>., 998 F.2d 1144 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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(3d Cir. 1993) (Alito sought rehearing en banc, which was denied) . <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>7 <\/SPAN>.  TICOR Title Insurance Company et al. v. Federal Trade Comm-<\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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ission, 998 F. 2d 1129 (3d Cir. 1991) (Alito dissented).<\/EM>  <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/SPAN>8 <\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>. Ralph J. Miller, M.D. v. Indiana Hospital et. al<\/EM>., 930 F.2d 334 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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(3d Cir. 1991) (Alito dissent)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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 \"aaiMastN\"<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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In Ralph J. Miller, M.D. v. Indiana Hospital<\/EM> et. al., 930 F.2d 334 (3d Cir. 1991),<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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Judge Alito refused to apply the State Action exemption<\/A> to the antitrust laws. <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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The case involved suit by a physician who had staff privileges revoked. He <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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sued a state hospital and a number of doctors for antitrust violations. The <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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district court granted summary judgment to the defendants under state-action <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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antitrust immunity provided in Parker v. Brown. On appeal, the Third Circuit, <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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in an opinion written by Alito, reversed, holding that it had not been established <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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that Pennsylvania actively supervised the peer group decision which resulted <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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in the revocation of staff privileges.  This is the most-recent antitrust case in <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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which Judge Alito decided favorably to the plaintiff. <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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alito<\/A><\/SPAN><\/SPAN> – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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the plaintiff’s bar <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>shivers<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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            haikuEsq<\/EM><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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<\/SPAN><\/SPAN> <\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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