Last year, in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the Supreme Court confirmed its prior pronouncement in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly that the plausibility standard applies to all federal civil pleadings. Accordingly, the Antitrust Digest specifically examines how federal courts have been interpreting the pleading requirements under the plausibility standard for antitrust claims alleging violations of either Section 1 or Section 2 of the Sherman Act. By reviewing and analyzing almost 170 post-Twombly federal antitrust cases and identifying seven developing trends, this digest is intended to be used as a resource tool for understanding how federal courts have been applying the plausibility standard to federal antitrust complaints.

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