... practices. Because of the inherently pernicious nature of price-fixing agreements,
they have been declared invalid both at common law [3] and illegal per se under
the federal antitrust laws. Gulf Oil Corporation v. Mays, 401 Pa. ...
... Although the commission does not have jurisdiction to determine whether a proposed application
is in violation of antitrust laws, it may consider the policy of the antitrust laws in determining the
issue of 627 public convenience and necessity and the issue of competition. ...
... After extensive discovery by all parties concerned, and after settlement negotiations collapsed,
Sunstein commenced an antitrust action in the federal courts alleging that "Philco and RCA
individually and with others" unlawfully conspired to prevent him from exploiting inventions ...