The state Supreme Court says Madison bars who agreed to eliminate drink specials are not guilty of an illegal price-fixing conspiracy.
The court refused to reinstate a lawsuit brought by drinkers claiming they were overcharged as a result of the 2002 agreement by bars to stop serving drink specials on weekend nights.
More than 20 bars adopted the voluntary ban to thwart a stricter one the city was considering at the time.
In a 3-1 decision, the court said the bars' actions are immune from state antitrust law since they acted under pressure from city regulators who wanted to crack down on binge drinking.[emphasis added]
Is this saying "Yes, you broke the law...but you had a REALLY good reason, so it's OK."??????
One wonders what the judges were drinking.
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