Antitrust Jurisdiction and Foreign Sovereignty

The extraterritorial application of American antitrust laws often poses unusual and intriguing questions for our courts. Two recent cases have raised again some of these questions: does the United States court have jurisdiction over acts committed abroad and, if so, is there immunity for such acts because of foreign law. Mr. Fugate examines the issues in light of these cases and the past litigation beginning with the American Banana case.