"Commercial Metals Company fears competition from Pacific Steel Group and has resorted to blatant anticompetitive measures to maintain its monopoly position and reap inflated profits. The antitrust laws insist that Pacific Steel Group be allowed to engage in competition in a free marketplace for the benefit of the many commercial construction projects in California and neighboring states that use rebar," said Daniel A. Small, a Partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll. "CMC's and Danieli's tactics were clear," said Eric Benson, Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Steel Group, "to prevent PSG from entering the rebar manufacturing market and providing construction customers a high-quality, lower-cost alternative.