How to Block Cartel Formation and Price Fixing: Using Extraterritorial Application of the Antitrust Laws as a Deterrence Mechanism

By John M. Connor and Darren Bush112 Penn St. L. Rev. 813.

In an age of increasing international commerce, it should come as no surprise that international cartels are on the upswing.  As competition becomes international in scope, so do the competitive pressures on businesses. One method of potentially eliminating the effects of competition upon business (providing products at cost and thereby diminishing profit) is to unite with one’s competition, turning one’s competitor into a friend and one’s customer into an enemy.  [keep reading]