Competitive Injury and Price Discrimination in the United States* In Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc., [1] the Supreme Court provided guidance on whether, under the Robinson-Patman Act, a manufacturer may offer one dealer better prices than another dealer when those dealers bid against each other and only one can win. In the process, the Court raised a more fundamental issue: Does the Robinson-Patman Act require the same degree of injury to competition as the Sherman Act? The Robinson-Patman Act only applies to discrimination in price “between different purchasers” where the effect may be substantially to lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly. [2] In prior cases involving sales to dealers that bid against one another for the same sale, some courts
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The US Supreme Court reverses a lower court’s decision clarifying competitive injury and secondary price line discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act (Volvo Trucks / Reeder-Simco)
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