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he 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 v. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the FTC alleges that the distributor violated the Robinson-Patman Act by offering better prices to some retailers than others, harming competition. The Robinson-Patman Act putatively aims to protect smaller businesses from discriminatory pricing. Southern Glazer’s responds that, after years of investigation, the FTC still cannot identify a single unlawful transaction.
Recent discovery disputes suggest the company may be right.