A contract for the supplying of commodities or furnishing of services; or for the fixing of prices charged for the commodities or services; or for the giving or selling of a discount or rebate, on the condition, agreement, or understanding that one party shall not deal in the commodities or services of a competitor or competitors of the other party; is unlawful where the effect of the contract or the condition, agreement, or understanding may be to lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly in any line of commerce in any region of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-36-6
Certain contracts unlawful
Known as the Rhode Island Antitrust Act
The act spans §§ 6–6 (26 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 32 F. Supp. 2d 491 - Greater Providence MRI Ltd. Partnership v. Medical Imaging Network of Southern New England, Inc. (1998)
Most recently applied in Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (January 2003)
P.L. 1979, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 26.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.