Model Jury - Section 14

CIVIL INSTRUCTIONS

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14.00 ANTITRUST (15 U.S.C. § 1, et seq.)

Preliminary Comment

   These sources may be helpful:

American Bar Association Antitrust Section, Sample Jury Instructions in Civil Antitrust Cases (A.B.A., Chicago, IL, 1990). This source contains instructions for Sherman Act § 1 and § 2 and antitrust patent instructions. Includes instructions on certain defenses and exemptions with appendix of sample special verdict interrogatories.

3 Devitt, Edward J., Federal Jury Practice and Instructions, Civil (4th ed., West Publishing Co., 1987), ch. 90, pp. 430-534, Antitrust--Private Action for Treble Damages.

Fifth Circuit District Judges Association, Pattern Jury Instructions (Civil Cases) (West Publishing Co., 1992), Instructions 6.1 and 6.2, pp. 65-75. Instruction 6.1 deals with Sherman Act § 1, price fixing, including alternative "Rule of Reason" instruction. Instruction 6.2 deals with tying agreements--defense and justification.

Eleventh Circuit District Judges Association, Pattern Jury Instructions (West Publishing Co., 1990), Federal Claims Instructions 1.1 and 1.2, pp. 21-32. Instruction 1.1 covers conspiracy to fix prices and includes an alternative "Rule of Reason" instruction. Instruction 1.2 covers tying agreements.

3 Sand, Leonard B, Modern Federal Jury Instructions (Matthew Bender, 1984, 1992), ch. 79, ¶¶79.01 - 79.08, Restraint of Trade; ch. 80, ¶¶ 80.01 - 80.03, Monopolization; ch. 81, ¶¶ 81.01 -81.04, Patent Based Antitrust Claims.