Old Lyme Antitrust Lawyer, Connecticut

... In this appeal, we must decide whether the trial court properly imposed liability upon the defendant under the Connecticut Antitrust Act (act); General Statutes § 35-24 et seq.; and, if so, whether the trial court properly awarded the plaintiff treble damages, including lost profits ...

... Second, we must determine whether the plaintiff may maintain a claim, predicated on the same factual allegations underlying the antitrust claim, pursuant to the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq. ... I. ANTITRUST ACT. ...

... court based this conclusion upon two alternative theories: (1) that the public utilities commission (hereinafter the PUC) had "primary" jurisdiction of the matters complained of; or (2) that the activities of the defendant challenged by the plaintiff were "immune" from antitrust liability. ...