It is not unlawful to enter into agreements or form associations or combinations, the purpose and effect of which is to promote, encourage or increase competition in any trade or industry, or which are in furtherance of trade.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16725
Prohibited Restraints on Competition
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 41 Cal. 2d 719 - People v. Building Maintenance Contractors' Ass'n (1953)
Most recently applied in Djeneba Sidibe v. Sutter Health (June 2024)
Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.
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