FTC Settles Extraordinary Southern Glazer’s Price-Discrimination Case, With Conditions

Dear Client: The FTC's first Robinson-Patman Act case in a generation ended on Friday after presstime not with a trial, but with a monitor.  After a few months hashing out the details, the FTC and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits have reached a settlement agreement in the case the FTC filed against the wholesaler for alleged pricing discrimination. The two parties filed a joint stipulation laying out the settlement terms.  BACKGROUND. You’ll recall, the case was filed against the wholesaler