In an antitrust action, the Court of Appeals construed the Donnelly Act, New York’s version of the Sherman Act, and reached two significant conclusions. First, to survive a motion to dismiss a plaintiff must allege market power in the relevant market in which defendants are alleged to have restrained trade. Second, an overseas conspiracy must have a very close nexus to harm to competition in the state for it to fall within the reach of New York’s statute.
In a criminal action, the court endorsed the use of expert testimony on false confessions in appropriate circumstances where relevant to the facts of the individual and interrogation at issue. And in an action arising out of an employment agreement, the court upheld a jury verdict that found an oral agreement had been made and determined that the agreement was enforceable under the General Obligations Law.
Donnelly Act
