What Standard Does a Court Use in Reviewing the Factual

question 75

Multiple Choice

What standard does a court use in reviewing the factual determinations of an administrative agency?

• A)Whether the agency had a rational basis for reaching its decision.
• B)Whether the conclusions reached are supported by substantial evidence.
• C)Whether the conclusions were unwarranted by the facts.
• D)Any one of the above, depending on the particular situation.

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Definitions:

Conscious Parallelism

A situation where firms in an industry independently choose similar pricing, production, or marketing practices without explicit agreement.

Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

Companies fully controlled by another company, the parent company, because the parent company owns 100% of the subsidiary's shares.

Research and Development

A systematic activity combining both basic and applied research, and aimed at discovering solutions to problems or creating new goods and knowledge.

Rule of Reason

A doctrine developed by the United States Supreme Court in antitrust litigation, which states that not all actions deemed to restrain trade are automatically illegal, but must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.