Jack Brodsky

Sep 25, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jack Brodsky |Kelly Bungard |Christopher S. Finnerty

Price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) involves charging different prices to competing buyers for the same product. This was the key issue recently before the Ninth Circuit in U.S. Wholesale Outlet & Distrib. v. Inno. Ventures, LLC1. In its 20 July 2023 opinion, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s determination that U.S. Wholesale Outlet & Distribution, Inc.

Jun 19, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jack Brodsky |Christopher S. Finnerty |Michael Murphy

[co-author: Taylor A. Listau]While government enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (the Act) was all but forgotten for nearly two decades, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) announced a second investigation over potential price discrimination in just the last sixth months, this time against the largest alcohol distributor in the United States, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits (Southern Glazer’s).