The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Chapter 27, Problem 1BS
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Case summary:The company J was a new retail seller of appliances. The company NG was a large chain departmental store having a great deal related to the
To discuss: The violation of antitrust laws by the company NG.
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