Unlike the businessman who enters into an agreement with a competitor to restrain competition in violation of the Sherman Act or the employer who refuses to hire an African American in violation of the Civil Rights Act, the individual who simply doesn't buy health insurance hasn't done anything to merit federal attention.
Other typical fungal SMs are bioactive substances like antibiotics, which restrain microbial competitors (Baquero et al. 2011, Brakhage 1998; Meloni and Schito 1991) and mycotoxins, which have significant impacts on human and animal health (Bennett and Klich 2003; Newberne 1974).
In addition, competitors cannot work together to restrain price competition in some way (horizontal price fixing).
Monopolist Gates understands that slow-moving, ineffectual government intervention will not restrain him from sticking it to competitors and customers alike.
By shining a spotlight on Microsoft's practices, the courtroom proceedings emboldened its competitors in its main market, alerted potential rivals in other markets, and forced the software company to restrain its normal behaviour towards customers and competitors alike.In this section By George!
In his office full of jock memorabilia at FieldTurf headquarters, Gilman tries valiantly to restrain himself when talk turns to his competitors, but he is not a gag-order kind of guy.
Chapter 468, Laws 1909, prohibited discrimination in prices between localities 'with the intention of creating a monopoly or destroying the business of a competitor.' The act of 1921 forbade such discrimination with 'the purpose of creating a monopoly, or to restrain trade, or to prevent or limit competition, or to destroy the business of a competitor.' Section 1.
The merger is "pro-competitive", insists Murray Kessler, Lorillard's boss.Perhaps, but Lorillard was a feisty competitor, forcing its bigger rivals to restrain price increases.
"You, Company, don't get to restrain me for long from working for a competitor until you keep me for a number of years" is an equally compelling logic for non-competes.
The three airlines have been accused of unlawfully conspiring to fix prices and restrain trade in an effort to eliminate Laker as a competitor.
