PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS ROBINSON-PATMAN ACT DEFENSES COULD CENTER ON "MEETING COMPETITION," AHP ATTORNEY SAYS AT FAIRNESS HEARING FOR SETTLEMENT
Executive Summary
Pharmaceutical manufacturer defendants in pending Robinson-Patman Act litigation will likely claim that their discounts are legal moves to meet competition, American Home Products attorney Kenneth Logan (Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett) indicated during a June 11 fairness hearing on the proposed amended settlement in pharmacy's Sherman Act lawsuit.