FTC v. Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits: A Sobering Reminder That the Robinson-Patman Act Remains on the Books
By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24
In a 3-2 party-line vote (Democratic majority), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the first time in decades filed an action alleging secondary line price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA). The FTC's complaint alleges that the country's largest alcohol distributor, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern), violated the RPA by providing volume discounts that only large retailers could practically employ, thereby discriminating between large and small retailers of...
By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP