American Bar Association Revives Its Antitrust Committee From: The Washington Post | Date: June 8, 1987| Author: Beth Schwinn | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The American Bar Association has revived its antitrust committee for trade associations, ABA officials said last week.

"What we're going to try to do is define the major antitrust issues facing trade associations," said Steven J. Fellman, chairman of the committee.

Trade associations historically have gotten into the murky waters of antitrust problems by establishing industrywide standards, by exchanging statistics and by collectively selling products overseas.

"To com...

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