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Antitrust Action Targets Bar Fee Fixing
The U.S. Justice Department filed the first suit to outlaw bar association fee schedules under the Sherman Act. Oregon State Bar defendants allegedly set minimum fees, restricting trade and threatening disbarment for undercutting. Authorities say 600 to 700 bars adopted such schedules, with OSB representing about 3,700 lawyers.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Bruce B. Wilson
Oregon State Bar
OSB
U.S. District Court
Portland
Ore
Wilson
Oregon