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US FTC could end Southern Glazer’s case despite win in motion-to-dismiss round

By Alex Wilts ( April 24, 2025, 22:34 GMT | Comment) -- By rejecting Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits' motion to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission’s price-discrimination lawsuit against the company, a California federal judge gave new life to the Robinson-Patman Act, a statute that many thought was likely to remain dormant. But US District Judge Fred Slaughter’s order last week also raises the question of whether FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson — who strongly opposed bringing the action in the first place — will want to continue with a case he said would face difficulties in court, even though it has now overcome a significant hurdle in litigation. By rejecting a motion by Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission’s price-discrimination lawsuit against the company, a California federal judge gave new life to the Robinson-Patman Act, or RPA, a statute that many thought was likely to remain dormant....

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