failing company doctrine

Antitrust. The rule that allows an otherwise proscribed merger or acquisition between competitors when one is bankrupt or near failure. 15 USCA §§ 12–27.

— Also termed failing-firm defense. [Cases: Monopolies 20(1). C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 106–111, 115–116, 125.]

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