Legal Question in Business Law in Illinois

Monopoly Laws

In our business field there are only 3 major manufacturers of

our product line in the USA. 2 of the three are owned by

the holding company of the indivudual of one of them, which

makes them the same company, the third is us. We had a

client want to carry our product line but found out from company #1(&2) that in the Distributor agreement she signed

it does not allow her to carry, market or sell any NEW product

of the same type from competition in this country, which would be US. Is that type of contract legal ? What are our rights

to free enterprise and making a living and supporting our employees via sales through distributors when the market for

our product line is so small and limited. This is just their latest in a series of steps to destory us in the past 30 years... so far they have not been able to but they are stepping over the line now. We never have our distributors

sign such an agreement, they are allowed to sell who they want as long as it all done fairly, afterall the public wants a choice and they should be able to have it if available.

Thank YOU


Asked on 6/28/04, 5:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kenneth J. Ashman Ashman Law Offices, LLC

Re: Monopoly Laws

Sounds like you've uncovered a potential anti-trust violation. Pls. feel free to contact me to discuss.

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Answered on 6/29/04, 3:56 am


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