Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association v. United States

MFMA (defendant), a trade association of 22 wood-flooring companies producing 70 percent of U.S. wood flooring, distributed average product costs and standard freight rates among members and held meetings to discuss industry conditions, without any evidence members agreed to fix prices or production; the government (plaintiff) sued, alleging this information-sharing amounted to an antitrust conspiracy, and the district court found for the government, holding the practices likely reduced competition.