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one Denver engaged price Gardner Denver Co., in disllllllllllllllu v price lists? ID. Rogers Assoc., Inc. 718 F2d 1431 (6th Cir. 1983)] Russell Stover is a candy manufacturer that ships its products to 18,000 retailers nationwide. Stover ignates resale prices for its dealers but does not request assurances from them that they are honoring the prices It has, however, refused to sell to those retailers it believes will sell below the prices suggested. Is there an antitrust violation in this conduct? Russell Stover Candies, Inc. v FTC, 718 F2d 256 (8th Cir. 1982)] 8. William Inglis & Sons is a family-owned wholesale bakery with production facilities in Stockton, Califor- nia, that manufactured and distributed bread and rolls in northern California. ITT Continental is one of the nation's largest wholesale hakerini ind

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This is not a violation of antitrust law.

Colgate doctrine allows a company to decide, on its own, with whom to do business. Any company may unilaterally terminate business with any other company without triggering a violation of the antitrust laws. supplier may go beyond announcing its suggested resale prices. It may announce that it will stop dealing with any distributors that do not follow its suggestions. Announcing this kind of a policy, and then terminating distributors that do not follow the suggested prices, does not by itself constitute a resale price-fixing agreement. This is so as just announcing and enforcing such a policy does not constitute an agreement between the supplier and anyone else.

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