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.
Maryville is a city in and the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The city is located 20 miles south of Knoxville. Maryville's population was 23,120 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Maryville College is located in the city.