Antitrust and Trade Regulation laws aim to promote free competition in the marketplace. Agreements or cooperative efforts by two or more entities that affects or restrains competitors is illegal under these laws. The Sherman Act makes illegal any contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce and makes monopolies and attempts, combinations, or conspiracies to monopolize illegal. The Clayton Act regulate price discrimination, tying and exclusive dealing contracts, stock acquisition and interlocking directorates.
Nerstrand is a small town in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 233 at the 2000 census. Minnesota State Highway 246 serves as a main route in the community. Minnesota State Highways 56 and 60 are nearby.