Antitrust Law - Clayton Act - Offensive Use of the Pass-on Theory

Authors

Carl S. Hisiro

Abstract

The Supreme Court of the United States has held that the pass-on theory may not be used offensively by an indirect purchaser against an alleged antitrust violator to prove that the indirect purchaser has been injured within the meaning of section 4 of the Clayton Act.

Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431 U.S. 720 (1977).

First Page

841

Recommended Citation

Carl S. Hisiro, Antitrust Law - Clayton Act - Offensive Use of the Pass-on Theory, 16 Duq. L. Rev. 841 (1978).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol16/iss4/19