Litigation as a Predatory Practice

by Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives

Overview

Today's hearing examines a different aspect of America's lawsuit problem, the strategic abuse of litigation system as an anti-competitive tactic. Precisely because our civil justice system is so expensive and tolerant of tenuous claims, litigation can be a deadly weapon in the hands of a cartel or an aspiring monopolist. Litigation can be used to drive up a competitor's costs, to gain access to a competitor's otherwise confidential information, and to divert a competitor's resources away from offering competitive goods and services.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015313444
Publisher:	U.S. Government Printing Office
Publication date:	09/11/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	216 KB