In which of the following pairs of antitrust cases did the firms prevail against the antitrust charges leveled against them?
A)the Alcoa case and the Microsoft case
B)the U.S. Steel case and the Alcoa case
C)the DuPont cellophane case and the U.S. Steel case
D)the U.S. Steel case and the Microsoft case

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In the DuPont cellophane case (United States v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, 1956) and the U.S. Steel case (United States v. United States Steel Corporation, 1920), the firms prevailed against the antitrust charges. The courts found that DuPont did not have monopolistic control over the cellophane market, considering the availability of other flexible packaging materials. Similarly, U.S. Steel was not found to be in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, as the company did not unlawfully restrain trade.

In Which of the Following Pairs of Antitrust Cases Did