Legal Opinion
Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1985No. 83-1368PublishedCited by 428 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This case requires that we decide whether a per se violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U. S. C. § 1, occurs when a cooperative buying agency comprising various retailers expels a member without providing any procedural means for challenging the expulsion. The case also raises broader questions as to when per se antitrust analysis is appropriately applied to joint activity that is susceptible of being characterized as a concerted refusal to deal.
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Because the District Court ruled on cross-motions for summary judgment after only limited discovery, this case comes to us on a sparse record.…
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