FTC Revised Promotional Guides Under the Robinson-Patman Act
David T Steffen of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
The FTC revised its Guides for Advertising Allowances and Other Merchandising Payments and Services under the Rob.
Antitrust and Cyberspace
Alan J. Weinschel of Glasser Legal Works
This article summarizes antitrust liability issues that can arise during e-commerce transactions on the internet. The author introduces general antitrust concepts and the enforcement of those concepts. Moreover, the author outlines the specific antitrust concerns when dealing with e-commerce and the internet.
Executive Summary Of The Antitrust Laws
Richard M. Steuer of Mayer Brown LLP
The scope of federal antitrust regulation is all-pervasive, with virtually every business of significance falling within its reach. With the notorious exception of the Robinson-Patman Act, the relevant statutory provisions are deceptively simple. Each can be set forth on one page, and all are expressed in straightforward language which, at face value, is readily comprehensible even to the uninitiated. More than a century of judicial construction and active governmental and private enforcement have put substantial flesh on the bare-boned statutory texts.