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Price Discrimination
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Ontario Human Rights Commission warns surveillance pricing could violate Human Rights Code
Commission raises discrimination concerns over AI-driven pricing based on consumers’ personal data
FBT Gibbons
Ninth Circuit Lets Stand Robinson-Patman Ruling That May Expose Manufacturers to Liability for Trivial Pricing Differences
LA International Corp v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Nos. 24-3776, 24-5009, 24-5227 (9th Cir. August 28, 2026) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined rehearing of a…
On Reserve: A Wine Law Blog
Is Robinson-Patman Back? What the Southern Glazer’s Settlement Means for the Wine Industry
For decades, the Robinson-Patman Act has been something of a sleeping giant in U.S. competition law. Enacted in 1936 to address concerns that large retail chains were receiving preferential pricing…
Truth on the Market
Antitrust at the Agencies: Pour One Out for Southern Glazer’s
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled a wine-and-spirits case, and its press release reads like a victory toast. The two commissioners who approved the deal write as if they’d…
Truth on the Market
17 Million Pairings, Zero Proof
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits looks increasingly like a case in search of both a theory—and the facts to support it. In FTC…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Ninth Circuit Affirms Robinson-Patman Victory — But Is There Now a Circuit Split?
By Bona Law PC
Authors: Steven Cernak and Cansu Gunel In May 2024, this blog discussed a rare plaintiff victory in a Robinson-Patman case. In February 2026, the Ninth Circuit affirmed that victory in…
Truth on the Market
Vintage Statute, Sour Results: The Robinson-Patman Revival in FTC v. Southern Glazer’s
By Alden Abbott
Toward the end of the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to revive the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 (RPA), a statute federal enforcers had largely shelved for three…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
The Price You Pay: California Largely Strikes Down Bill Banning Surveillance Pricing
By Roma Patel
In today’s marketplace, businesses hold vast amounts of consumer data. That data plays a central role in shaping business strategies. One of the most critical aspects of any business strategy…
Blog of Reason
Federal Judge Allows FTC’s Robinson-Patman Act Suit Against Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits to Continue Beyond Motion to Dismiss Stage
By Benjamin H. Diessel, Robert Langer, Gabriella E. Bensur, Fizza Alam
The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) first Robinson-Patman Act (“RPA”) suit in decades has survived a motion to dismiss. The Honorable Fred W. Slaughter in the United States District Court for…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FCA publishes AI research note on price differences by demographic characteristics in UK mortgage market
By Anita Edwards, Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 13 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published, as part of its artificial intelligence (AI) research series, a research note: An empirical analysis of pricing differences by demographic…