Legal Opinion
Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 22, 1983No. 81-1271PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
Section 2(b) of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 730, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, 49 Stat. 1526, 15 U. S. C. § 13(b), provides that a defendant may rebut a prima facie showing of illegal price discrimination by establishing that its lower price to any purchaser or purchasers “was made in good faith to meet an equally low price of a competitor.” The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has concluded that the “meeting-competition” defense of §2(b) is available only if the defendant sets its lower price on a customer-by-customer basis and creates the price discrimination by…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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