United States First Circuit

Section 2(c) of the Robinson-Patman Act does not limit all payments from the seller to the buyer, and payments that are simply price reductions offered to the buyers for the exclusive right to supply a set of stores under multi-year contracts are not prohibited.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2001
• Published 10/23/2001

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William D. Robitzek with whom Berman & Simmons, P.A. was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John M.R. Paterson with whom Ronald W. Schneider, Jr. and Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson were on brief for appellees.