Antitrust Law : Right of Indirect Purchasers To Sue for Injuries.

Discusses the Supreme Court decision permitting only direct purchasers (generally middlemen) to sue a manufacturer for overpricing in violation of antitrust law. Describes proposals in the 95th Congress to amend the Clayton Act in order to permit consumer suits against manufacturers.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1978.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Antitrust law. Judge-made law. Retail trade. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses the Supreme Court decision permitting only direct purchasers (generally middlemen) to sue a manufacturer for overpricing in violation of antitrust law. Describes proposals in the 95th Congress to amend the Clayton Act in order to permit consumer suits against manufacturers.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.