Economics International Corp.
Antitrust & Competition
Disputes & Litigation
Dr. Fruits has evaluated the economics of antitrust liability and calculated damages from alleged anticompetitive behavior.
He specializes in predation, exclusive dealing, cartels, and price fixing.
The following are examples of projects on which Dr. Fruits has been engaged.
- Alleged monopolization of and "predatory bidding" for Pacific Northwest timber products; case ultimately appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court
- Alleged monopolization of satellite television retailing, programming, and hardware manufacture
- Class action alleging anticompetitive pricing of U.S. west coast retail gasoline
- Alleged "predatory hiring" of medical devices sales representatives
- Evaluation of alleged price manipulation on a commodity exchange
Mergers & Acquisitions
Dr. Fruits has analyzed the competitive consequences of mergers and acquisitions.
He has analyzed statistically the potential impacts on wholesale and retail prices.
The following are examples of projects on which Dr. Fruits has been engaged.
- Exxon-Mobil merger
- BP-Arco merger
- Nestle-Ralston pet foods merger
- Potential acquisition of Quaker cereal brands
Research
Dr. Fruits actively researches antitrust and competition issues.
The following are examples of Dr. Fruits' publications.
- Evaluation of factors that encourage collusion, an examination of legal agricultural cartels, published in the top-tier Journal of Law and Economics