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R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-36-1 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Antitrust Act.”

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Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Delta Dental of Rhode Island v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, 942 F. Supp. 740 (D.R.I. 1996).
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Delta Dental of Rhode Island v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, 942 F. Supp. 740 (D.R.I. 1996). · cites it 2× “Delta Dental initiated this suit in Rhode Island Superior Court, relying exclusively on state law in asserting that Blue Cross has engaged in predatory pricing and other exclusionary practices in ’violation of the Rhode Island Antitrust Act, R.I.Gen. Laws § 6-36-1 et seq. Delta…”
Healey v. Bendick, 628 F. Supp. 681 (D.R.I. 1986). · cites it 3× “, and its state law counterpart, R.I.Gen.Laws § 6-36-1 et seq.; and to assuage the effects of sundry actions allegedly undertaken in breach of state law.”
Rhode Island Laborers' Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Trs. v. Philip Morris, Inc., 99 F. Supp. 2d 174 (D.R.I. 2000). · cites it 2× “In addition, the Rhode Island Antitrust Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-36-1 through § 6-36-26, is to be “construed in harmony with judicial interpretations of comparable federal antitrust laws .”
Ocean State Physicians Health Plan, Inc. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 692 F. Supp. 52 (D.R.I. 1988). · cites it 2× “1986), violated the analogous Rhode Island Antitrust Statutes, R.I.Gen.Laws § 6-36-1 to 26 (Supp.1985), and breached the common law duty not to wrongfully interfere *55 with contractual relationships.”
Auburn News Co., Inc. v. Providence Journal Co., 504 F. Supp. 292 (D.R.I. 1980). · cites it 2× “§§ 1 , 2 (1976), alleged violation of the analogous Rhode Island Antitrust statutes, R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-36-1, et seq. (Supp.1980), as well as an alleged breach of the common law duty not to wrongfully interfere with contractual relationships.”
Beazley Ins. Co., Inc. v. Foster Poultry Farms (E.D. Cal. 2024). “; Rhode Island Antitrust Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-36-1, et seq.; South Dakota Antitrust Statute, S.”
Connecticut v. Sandoz, Inc. (D. Conn. 2024). “Rhode Island Rhode Island seeks all remedies available under the Rhode Island Antitrust Act (“RIAA”), R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-36-1 et seq., including disgorgement, injunctive relief, civil penalties, costs, and attorney’s fees.”
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