Open Markets Institute Statement on the FTC’s Lawsuit Reviving the Robinson-Patman Act

In response to the Federal Trade Commission initiating a lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC for engaging in unlawful price discrimination, the Open Market Institute's senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley issued a statement.

Statements, Press ReleasesOpen MarketsDecember 12, 20242024, December 2024, Robinson-Patman Act, Competition Law & Philosophy, FTC, Antitrust Law, Secondary Feature

Harvard Business Review - How an Old U.S. Antitrust Law Could Foster a Fairer Retail Sector

Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci discuss how lawmakers can address concentration and monopolization by enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act.

Op-EdsOpen MarketsFebruary 10, 20222022, Politics, February 2022, Sandeep Vaheesan, Brian Callaci, Antitrust Law, Competition Law & Philosophy, Law, Secondary Feature, Robinson-Patman Act

Major Public Interest, Labor, and Environmental Groups Urge FTC to Respond to Open Markets’ Exclusive Dealing Petition

The Open Markets Institute, along with 36 public advocacy organizations and six scholars, sent the Federal Trade Commission a letter today requesting a status update on their joint petition for rule-making to ban exclusionary contracts.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsOctober 29, 2020Privacy, October 2020, Big Tech, Secondary Feature, Competition Law & Philosophy, Robinson-Patman Act, FTC

The Hive Interview - Civil Rights Advocate On Why Facebook Chooses Trump Over Democracy

Brandi Collins-Dexter of Color of Change says deleting your Facebook account isn’t enough—the company must be pressured at the top. And right-wing board members “shows you what their intentions really are.”

ClippingsOpen MarketsJune 9, 20202020, Competition Law & Philosophy, Facebook, June 2020, Robinson-Patman Act

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