The plaintiffs in theWilliamson Oil Co.v.Philip Morris USA case discussed in the text,alleged that tobacco companies had conspired to fix prices.How did the court rule?
A) The suit was dismissed because the plaintiffs could not establish any "plus factor" needed to proceed.
B) The suit was allowed to proceed because no "plus factor" was needed.
C) The suit was allowed to proceed because "plus factors" were established by plaintiffs.
D) The suit was dismissed because the plaintiffs lacked standing.

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The court ruled to dismiss the suit because the plaintiffs could not establish any "plus factor" needed to proceed. A "plus factor" is evidence of additional conduct beyond the alleged conspiracy that tends to exclude the possibility of independent action by the alleged conspirators. Since the plaintiffs did not provide this evidence, the case was dismissed.

The Plaintiffs in TheWilliamson Oil Co