Legal Opinion
Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 14, 1990No. 88-1668PublishedCited by 775 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This case presents the question whether a firm incurs an “injury” within the meaning of the antitrust laws when it loses sales to a competitor charging nonpredatory prices pursuant to a vertical, maximum-price-fixing scheme. We hold that such a firm does not suffer an “antitrust injury” and that it therefore cannot bring suit under § 4 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 15.1
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Respondent USA Petroleum Company (USA) sued petitioner Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging the existence of a…
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