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A New Source Of Antitrust Exposure: California Adopts Monopolization Prohibition
California's new COMPETE Act extends the state's Cartwright Act to single-firm conduct, creating the first state-law monopolization statute in California. While significantly narrower than initially proposed, the law grants California's Attorney General and district attorneys new enforcement powers that may diverge from federal antitrust standards. What does this mean for companies with substantial market positions in California?

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