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United States v. Continental Can Co.

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Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits a corporation from acquiring another company when it results in a substantial reduction in competition, applies to competition between different industries for the same end user market. Southern District of New York reversed and
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found three product markets: metal containers, glass containers, and beer containers. The district court dismissed the case, holding that the government had failed to prove reasonable probability of lessening competition in the markets it had identified.
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of the assets of Hazel-Atlas, arguing that the merger was a violation of Section 7 of the
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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White, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, Goldberg
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of companies which manufacture different but related products.
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Index

US v. Continental Can Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S.
441
more
L. Ed. 2d
U.S. LEXIS
CCH
F. Supp.
761
S.D.N.Y.
Earl Warren
Hugo Black
William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart
Byron White
Arthur Goldberg
15 U.S.C.
§ 18
Clayton Act
U.S. Supreme Court case
antitrust
market segment
merger
Continental Can Company
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
divestiture

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