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.
Leeds is a hamlet in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 369 at the 2000 census. Leeds is located near the north town line of the Town of Catskill. The community is located north of Route 23 and west of the New York State Thruway and is northwest of the Village of Catskill.