Legal Opinion
Abbott Laboratories v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 24, 1976No. 74-1274PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
The Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act (Robinson-Patman), adopted in 1936, 49 Stat. 1526, amending § 2 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 730, in general makes it unlawful for one engaged in commerce to dis*4criminate in price between different purchasers of like commodities where, among other things, “the effect of such discrimination may be substantially to lessen competition.” 15 U. S. C. § 13 (a). The Nonprofit Institutions Act, adopted only two years later, in 1938, c. 283, 52 Stat. 446, exempts from the application of Robinson-Pat-man “purchases of their supplies for their own use by…
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- Tcherepnin v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by147 opinions
- Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Lewis v. Philip Morris Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Sprint Spectrum, L.P. v. WillothCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Mountain View Pharmacy v. Abbott LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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