Are Issuers of and Dealers in Securities Immune from Lawsuits Arising Under Federal and State Antitrust Laws?

Authors

Hannibal Travis, Florida International University College of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

Conduct potentially subject to regulatory scrutiny by federal agencies such as the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is not necessarily immune from antitrust liability. The Supreme Court previously held that an anticompetitive conspiracy in the mutual fund industry was immune from antitrust liability because the SEC had the primary statutory authority to prohibit or permit such conspiracies. This case raises the question of whether another alleged conspiracy—to restrict the availability of certain initial public offerings of securities (IPOs)—is similarly immune.

Recommended Citation

Hannibal Travis, Are Issuers of and Dealers in Securities Immune from Lawsuits Arising Under Federal and State Antitrust Laws? , 34 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas. 296 (2007).
Available at: https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/faculty_publications/279