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Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.

Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp., 346 U.S. 537 (1954)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1954

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Proof of consciously parallel business conduct does not by itself establish an agreement or conspiracy under the Sherman Act; conscious parallelism is circumstantial evidence only, not conclusive proof of concerted action.

Area of Law

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