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Antitrust Litigation Robinson-Patman Act

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Making Sense of a Rare Robinson-Patman Act Plaintiffs’ Verdict

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On May 20, 2024, US District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald rejected a popular over-the-counter eyedrop seller’s bid for a new trial and granted a pricing injunction impacting two large wholesale membership clubs following...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Private Litigation and Government Rhetoric Signal Increased Legal Headaches Under the Robinson-Patman Act

After decades of dormancy, the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a Depression-era antitrust statute prohibiting price discrimination, has recently become the subject of renewed interest from both private plaintiffs and government...more

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Is the Robinson-Patman Act Returning? Or Was It Never Really Gone?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has heralded its increased antitrust scrutiny of price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), though little has come of it to date. Yet, our review of trends in private...more

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FTC seeks to reinvigorate enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act

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The US Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) reported investigations of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo. Inc. for price discrimination are a significant step toward the agency’s revival of enforcement under the Robinson-Patman Act...more

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THE LATEST: California Jury Rejects Robinson-Patman Act Claim Against 5-hour Energy Maker

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Family-owned wholesalers brought a Robinson-Patman claim against the maker of 5-hour Energy alleging discounts given to Costco amounted to illegal price discrimination. A jury in California rejected the claim after a...more

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Antitrust Alert: Third Circuit Affirms Directed Verdict Following Rare Price Discrimination Trial

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Failure to show antitrust injury proved fatal to price discrimination claims as the Third Circuit affirmed a directed verdict in favor of cement company, Argos USVI, in a case brought by its customer, ready-mix concrete...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Clorox Seeks Dismissal of Remaining Claims in Woodman’s Food Market Suit

In the latest development in Woodman’s Food Market v. Clorox—the saga between Clorox and Woodman’s that last year generated a landmark Robinson-Patman Act (RP Act) decision by the Seventh Circuit—Clorox is asking the district...more

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Ninth Circuit Issues “Antitrust Primer for Aftermarket Issues” in Aerotec

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In a precedent-setting opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Aerotec International, Inc. v. Honeywell International, Inc., No. 14-15562, 2016 WL 4709868 (9th Cir. Sept. 9, 2016), affirmed the summary...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Soda bottler has bitter taste from alleged Pepsi price-fixing

A recent complaint charges PepsiCo Inc. with several antitrust violations, including price fixing and predatory pricing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, conspiracy and attempt to monopolize in violation of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Morton Salt Presumption Of Injury Under Robinson-Patman Act

Plaintiffs and appellants, the disfavored purchasers in a Robinson-Patman Act case, were twenty-eight retail pharmacies who alleged that the pharmaceutical manufacturer defendants had charged them higher prices than those...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Revised “Fred Meyer Guides” Leave Treatment of Key Robinson-Patman Act Provisions Unchanged

While hardly ever enforced in modern times by government enforcement agencies, and rarely the subject of antitrust treble damage actions, Sections 2(d) and (e) of the Robinson Patman Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 13(d) and (e)) have had...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Best in Law: What Businesses Need to Know on Antitrust Law

There is a saying among antitrust lawyers: Don’t say you “won” an antitrust lawsuit — just by being in one means you lost. Business litigation is almost always expensive and challenging. Antitrust litigation can be several...more

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Local Wholesaler-Retailer Dispute Has Federal Implications

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On August 14, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi issued an opinion finding that state regulations bolstered one antitrust claim and hindered another in an ongoing dispute between a northern...more

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Top Components of Effective Antitrust Corporate Compliance Programs, Part 2

Last week we posted a discussion concerning effective antitrust corporate compliance programs, and provided some factors that in-house counsel should consider in developing compliance programs governing employees’...more

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District Court Pares Down Price Discrimination Suit Against Chrysler

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On July 11, 2014, the Northern District of California dismissed one of two federal antitrust claims brought against Chrysler Group LLC under the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S. C. § 13, as well as several state statutory and...more

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