Pacific Bell v. linkLine: Supreme Court Puts the Squeeze on Price Squeezes

Pacific Bell v. linkLine: Supreme Court Puts the Squeeze on Price Squeezes

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On February 25, 2009, the Supreme Court, in Pacific Bell Tel. Co. v. linkLine Commc'ns, Inc., No. 07-512,—S. Ct.—(2009) (slip op.), available here, ended the era of the "price squeeze" as a stand-alone basis for liability under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. In a classic price squeeze, a vertically-integrated supplier with monopoly power in the upstream (wholesale) market raises wholesale prices to a competitor in the downstream (retail) market while it lowers its own retail prices. For more on the Supreme Court's ruling on the Supreme Court, in Pacific Bell Tel. Co. v. linkLine Commc'ns, Inc., see our recent Email Alert.

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