''Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.'', 405 U.S. 251 (1972), was a decision by the
United States Supreme Court
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which held that Section 4 of the
Clayton Antitrust Act
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does not authorize a
U.S. state
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to sue for damages for an injury to its general economy allegedly attributable to a violation of the
United States antitrust law
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.
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 405
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Legal history of Hawaii
1972 in United States case law
Chevron Corporation
Standard Oil
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