United States v. American Tobacco Co.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:argued_on October 10, 1910
gptkbp:case_analysis used in law schools
still cited in antitrust discussions
examined in legal literature
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._1
available in legal archives
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:majority_opinion
unanimous decision
shaped antitrust policy
American Tobacco Company broken into smaller companies
American Tobacco Company must divest certain assets
gptkbp:case_significance established legal standards for antitrust cases
gptkbp:case_types antitrust litigation
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
January 11, 1911
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:none
gptkbp:economic_impact tobacco industry regulation
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Progressive_Era
gptkbp:historical_significance first major antitrust case against a corporation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. American Tobacco Co.
gptkbp:impact regulation of monopolies
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:United_States
gptkb:American_Tobacco_Company
gptkbp:is_cited_in 221 U. S. 106
gptkbp:is_standardized_by antitrust scrutiny
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Justice_William_H._Taft
antitrust enforcement
gptkbp:legacy remains a key case in antitrust law
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
federal courts
dissolution order
influenced public policy on monopolies
gptkbp:legal_issue antitrust laws
gptkbp:legal_outcome restructuring of the tobacco industry
monopoly breakup
gptkbp:legal_principle rule of reason
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Police_Department
monopolistic practices
American Tobacco Company's lawyers
gptkbp:material government's antitrust suit against tobacco monopoly
gptkbp:outcome dissolution of the American Tobacco Company
gptkbp:precedent future antitrust cases
influenced future antitrust legislation
gptkbp:public_reaction support for antitrust laws
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Northern_Securities_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey_v._United_States
gptkb:United_States_v._Philip_Morris_USA_Inc.
gptkbp:significance landmark antitrust case
gptkbp:year 1911
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taft_Court
gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4