Legal Opinion
Allen Pen Company, Inc. v. Springfield Photo Mount Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 26, 1981No. 80-1432PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
This case presents questions similar to those recently decided by the Supreme Court in J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.,-U.S.-, 101 S.Ct. 1923, 68 L.Ed.2d 442 (1981). Can a private plaintiff, like a government plaintiff, win a Robinson-Patman Act case simply by showing that the Act’s substantive standards have been violated; or must he show more? The government can win a Robinson-Patman Act § 2(a) case, for example, by showing that a defendant seller has “discriminatefd] in price between purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality . . . where the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Corn Products Refining Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Steven M. Desrosiers v. John J. MoranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Anne Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Nation-Wide Check Corporation, Inc. v. Forest Hills Distributors, Inc., Nation-Wide Check Corporation, Inc. v. Forest Hills Distributors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. v. CammarataDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2010
- Turner v. Hudson Transit Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
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