Antitrust
Group boycott
Competitors agreeing to refuse to deal with a particular firm
Several brokerages agreeing not to show a discount firm’s listings, or to exclude it from cooperation, is a concerted refusal to deal. The target is usually a competitor with a different business model, which is exactly the competition antitrust law protects.
How the exam asks about it
An individual firm deciding independently how it will operate is lawful. The agreement among firms is what creates the violation.
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