United States v. American Tobacco Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
examined market competition
remains a key case in antitrust law |
| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._1
initiated by the U. S. government involved multiple tobacco companies |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:majority_opinion
affirmed lower court's decision unanimous ruling 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 significant in U. S. legal history |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
paved the way for future antitrust actions
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| gptkbp:case_types |
civil case
monopoly and competition issues |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:United_States_federal_law |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1911 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:docket_number |
1910
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| gptkbp:economic_impact |
gptkb:tobacco
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
July 1, 1911
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
early 20th century antitrust movement
|
| 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:involved_parties |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:American_Tobacco_Company |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
221 U. S. 106
|
| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
restraint of trade
|
| gptkbp:judged_by |
judgment in favor of the United States
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Taft
Supreme Court review |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
strengthened antitrust enforcement
antitrust framework |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
antitrust laws
violation of the Sherman Act |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
established principles for antitrust enforcement
monopoly dissolution |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome_date |
April 14, 1911
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
prohibition of monopolistic practices
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Police_Department
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Clayton_Antitrust_Act
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
dissolution of the company
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
future antitrust cases
set standards for antitrust litigation |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
Sherman Antitrust Act cases
|
| gptkbp:resolution |
settlement reached
|
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark antitrust case
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robinson-Patman_Act
gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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