Antitrust Bill Aims to Upend Decades of Law: California Brief

Antitrust Bill Aims to Upend Decades of Law

The capitol in Sacramento, where legislators are considering a major expansion of antitrust laws

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

California aims to upend decades of legal precedent through a proposed expansion of the state’s antitrust laws, threatening longstanding interpretations of predatory pricing, exclusive dealing, and more, Andrew Oxford reports.

The bill (AB 1776) would expand the state’s antitrust laws to cover conduct by individual companies, a shift from the current focus on two or more. It would also relieve plaintiffs of satisfying many of the legal tests that have long been key to advancing such cases. Any company doing business in California could see new, unexpected legal ...