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.
La Grange (often spelled LaGrange or Lagrange) is a town in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population is estimated to be 2,757 in 2008. La Grange is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.