United States v. American Tobacco Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Antitrust_Act_of_1890
gptkb:Robinson-Patman_Act gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act |
| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:No._1
civil case initiated by the U. S. government involved multiple tobacco companies monopoly and competition issues |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:legal_case |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1911 |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
1910
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| gptkbp:economic_impact |
gptkb:drug
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
April 14, 1911
July 1, 1911 |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
early 20th century antitrust movement
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major antitrust case against a corporation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. American Tobacco Company
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased regulation of monopolies
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
public sentiment against monopolies
|
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
221 U. S. 106
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| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:American_Tobacco_Company |
| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
restraint of trade
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| gptkbp:judging_criteria |
judgment in favor of the United States
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Taft
Supreme Court review |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
antitrust laws
strengthened antitrust enforcement antitrust framework prohibition of monopolistic practices violation of the Sherman Act |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Police_Department
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Clayton_Antitrust_Act
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Sherman Antitrust Act cases
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:majority_opinion
affirmed lower court's decision unanimous ruling dissolution of the company established principles for antitrust enforcement examined market competition influenced future antitrust legislation changed corporate practices in the tobacco industry American Tobacco Company was broken up judicial dissolution led to increased scrutiny of corporate mergers monopoly dissolution paved the way for future antitrust actions remains a key case in antitrust law significant in U. S. legal history |
| gptkbp:precedent |
future antitrust cases
set standards for antitrust litigation |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:resolution |
settlement reached
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| gptkbp:significance |
landmark antitrust case
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