Chapter 8: Secondary-Line Differential Pricing and the Robinson-Patman Act

Sullivan, E. Thomas; Hovenkamp, Herbert; Shelanski, Howard A.; Leslie, Christopher R.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2319067

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Chapter 8: Secondary-Line Differential Pricing and the Robinson-Patman Act

E. Thomas Sullivan, Herbert Hovenkamp, Howard A. Shelanski, and Christopher R. Leslie, Antitrust Law, Policy and Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems (7th ed. 2013).

UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-138

61 Pages Posted: 2 Sep 2013 Last revised: 17 Sep 2013

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Herbert Hovenkamp

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

Christopher R. Leslie

University of California, Irvine School of Law

Date Written: September 1, 2013

Abstract

Because it is taught infrequently, the full text of Chapter 8 of our antitrust casebook, on the Robinson-Patman Act, is now posted online and free for anyone to use. This chapter covers all issues related to secondary-line enforcement, the "cost justification," "meeting competition," and other defenses, as well as buyers' liability. Primary-line enforcement is still covered with the materials on predatory pricing in Chapter 6.

Keywords: Antitrust, Robinson-Patman, Price-Discrimination

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Sullivan, E. Thomas and Hovenkamp, Herbert and Shelanski, Howard A. and Leslie, Christopher R., Chapter 8: Secondary-Line Differential Pricing and the Robinson-Patman Act (September 1, 2013). E. Thomas Sullivan, Herbert Hovenkamp, Howard A. Shelanski, and Christopher R. Leslie, Antitrust Law, Policy and Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems (7th ed. 2013)., UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-138, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2319067 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2319067