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As US FTC pulls back, private attorneys take up Robinson-Patman revival

By Chris May and Alex Wilts ( June 27, 2025, 20:15 GMT | Comment) -- With new government enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act expected to be all but dead for the foreseeable future, it will now be up to private plaintiffs to galvanize litigation of price-discrimination cases. A handful of lawyers, including former antitrust enforcers from the US Federal Trade Commission, are looking to do just that, but they are likely to face challenges in court. With new government enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act, or RPA, expected to be all but dead for the foreseeable future, it will now be up to private plaintiffs to galvanize litigation of price-discrimination cases. A handful of lawyers, including former antitrust enforcers from the US Federal Trade Commission, are looking to do just that, but they are likely to face challenges in court....

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