"State Action" Doctrine and the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority.

Provides background on the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority (PRMSA), established to acquire and operate shipping lines and terminal facilities as a public service, and the "State action" doctrine of antitrust law, referring to the fact that Federal antitrust laws are not applicable...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides background on the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority (PRMSA), established to acquire and operate shipping lines and terminal facilities as a public service, and the "State action" doctrine of antitrust law, referring to the fact that Federal antitrust laws are not applicable to activities undertaken by the States. Summarizes cases charging PRMSA with anticompetitive conduct, and assesses the boundaries of the "State action" doctrine as applied to PRMSA.
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