DuPont Powder Trust Ordered Dissolved, But Family Control and Geographic Proximity Limit Effectiveness
Following a 1911 Sherman Antitrust Act lawsuit, the U.S. District Court for Delaware ordered the DuPont Powder Company dissolved and divided into three independent entities: the reconstituted DuPont, Hercules Powder Company, and Atlas Powder Company. DuPont had controlled approximately two-thirds of …
U.S. District Court for Delaware
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
DuPont family
Hercules Powder Company
Atlas Powder Company
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