United States v. Tyquell Alexander

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• holding that a two-thirds share, or approximately 66%, is sufficient to establish the inference of market power
• holding that the conspirators at issue had the power and intent to exclude actual and potential competitors
• stating that “over two-thirds of the entire domestic field of cigarettes, and [ ] over 80% of the field of comparable cigarettes” constituted a “substantial monopoly”
• stating that a conspiracy to increase prices of cheaper tobacco and thereby drive out manufacturers of lower-priced cigarettes violated § 2 of the Sherman Act
• noting that it was necessary for defendants to share a “unity of purpose or a common design” to cause injury
• noting that it was necessary for defendants to share a “unity of purpose or a common design” to cause injury

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