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United States v. Taubman

2002 WL 54873 (2002)

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United States v. Taubman

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
2002 WL 54873 (2002)

  • Written by Heather Whittemore, JD

Facts

A. Alfred Taubman (defendant) was the leader of Sotheby’s. Sir Anthony Tennant was the leader of Christie’s. Together, Sotheby’s and Christie’s (collectively, the auction houses) controlled 95 percent of the art market in the 1990s. The United States government (plaintiff) investigated the auction houses and found evidence suggesting that Taubman and Tennant had conspired to limit competition in the art market. Between 1993 and 1996, Taubman and Tennant met 12 times. During this time, the auction houses imposed identical commission rates on buyers and sellers and created identical lists of art buyers who would not be charged commission fees. Summaries from Taubman and Tennant’s meetings described conversations the two men had about commission rates. Taubman and Tennant were charged with conspiracy to fix commission rates. At Taubman’s trial, the jury were instructed that they needed to find that Taubman knowingly and intentionally joined the conspiracy. After considering the evidence, the jury found Taubman guilty. Taubman filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that the jury had not been properly told that he and Tennant might have met the 12 times for acceptable reasons.

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Holding and Reasoning (Daniels, J.)

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