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David Cicilline: “My opinion based on what I said about vertical restraints, is that vertical restraints should be regulated much more…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2019
My opinion based on what I said about vertical restraints, is that vertical restraints should be regulated much more stringently than horizontal restraints, because they often embody top down control by a more powerful firm, which is exactly what franchisors do to franchisees.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline argues for stricter regulation of vertical restraints in antitrust law.

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