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Legal Matters: Maryland Bars Resale Price Maintenance
On Oct. 1, a new statute goes into effect in which Maryland will amend its antitrust laws to make all minimum resale price maintenance agreements unlawful.

Maryland's approach is in direct contrast to the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Leegin Creative Leather Products Inc. v. PSKS Inc., which held that resale price maintenance agreements don't automatically violate federal antitrust laws.