[20050630]RS21877_FTIA限制了美国法院对外国反托拉斯原告的可用性：F、 Hoffman LaRoche有限公司诉美国Empagran.pdf

1 FTAIA, Title IV of P.L. 97-290, is codified, with respect to the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1-7), at 15 U.S.C. 6a; and, with respect to section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act(FTCA), at 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(3). FTAIA as it amends the Federal Trade Commission Act statesthat that act “shall not apply to unfair methods of competition .” For purposes of this Report,we shall refer to FTAIA as codified at 15 U.S.C. 6a, and which references the Sherman Act.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21877Updated June 30, 2005 FTAIA Limits Availability of U. S. Courts toForeign Antitrust Plaintiffs: F. Hoffman-LaRoche, Ltd. v. Empagran, S.A. name redactedLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryWhen the Supreme Court decided F. Hoffman-LaRoche, Ltd. v. Empagran, S.A.(542 U.S. 155 (2004), it narrowed the degree to which the Federal Circuits were splitconcerning the availability of U.S. courts to foreign plaintiffs seeking relief forviolations of U.S. antitrust laws; it also lessened the concern of foreign governments,global commercial entities and U.S. antitrust enforcement officials that the ForeignTrade Antitr