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.
Linden is an unincorporated community in Fauquier and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a well liked area of Warren County being less than an hour fromWashington, D.C. with ready access to Highways I-66, VA-55 and US-50, making trips to Front Royal and Winchester, VA quick and easy for shopping or entertainment.