Sec. 14. (1) To the extent that this act incorporates provisions of or provisions similar to the uniform state antitrust act, this act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among those states that enact similar provisions. (2) It is the intent of the legislature that in construing all sections of this act, the courts shall give due deference to interpretations given by the federal courts to comparable antitrust statutes, including, without limitation, the doctrine of per se violations and the rule of reason.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.784
Incorporation of provisions similar to uniform state antitrust act; application and construction; interpretations by federal court
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case American Council of Certified Podiatric Physicians & Surgeons v. American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in Innovation Ventures, LLC v. Custom Nutrition Labs., LLC (December 2018)
1984, Act 274, Eff
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