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1st Published: 1997; Last Update: 11/08/06

30-Minute Infomercial on the Robinson-Patman Act

Attorney Carl E. Person, the editor/author of this Robinson-Patman Act website has been airing a 29-minute (half-hour) infomercial on various radio stations. For members of the audience who were unable to hear the whole show, or wanted to listen to it again, and for attorneys anywhere in the United States who may wish to become the "case partner" of attorney Carl E. Person (and jointly run the commercial locally), the infomercial may be read and/or downloaded at 29-Minute Radio Infomercial of Carl E. Person entitled "ONE MILLION FORTUNES LOOKING FOR THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS".

FarmGate (tm) - How Millions of Small Farmers May Be Able to Recover for Farming Losses and/or Loss of the Farm by Asserting Claims under the federal Robinson-Patman Act (or any equivalent state) which prohibits manufacturers, wholesalers and suppliers from selling vehicles, gas, pesticides, seed, fertilizer and other items at discriminatory per unit prices 1st Time Visitors-How to Use th companion RPAMall website (tm) Don't forget to use the backspace button to get back to this FarmGate website.

1. Small Farmers Are Unaware of the Main Source of Their Economic Problems: Price Discrimination - and What to Do About It
2. Attorney Carl Person Would Like to Meet with Groups of Small Farmers to Discuss Farm Problems and the Possible Robinson-Patman Act Solution
3. NEW 29-Minute Radio Infomercial of Carl E. Person entitled "ONE MILLION FORTUNES LOOKING FOR THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS - Applicable to Small Farmers Who Lost Their Farms or Suffered Farming Losses"

4. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! - How to Put Together a Small Group of Injured Persons to Start a Single Action under the Robinson-Patman Price and/or Service Discrimination against a Superstore, Major Wholesaler or a Manufacturer
5. Sherman.Act Mall - Issues and Answers under the Sherman Act
6. NEW Should a Failing Business Heading for Bankruptcy File an Antitrust Action? - the Pro's and Con's
7. Do You Have an RPA Price Discrimination or Service Discrimination Claim?
8. NEW Can You Sue if You Are Guilty of Paying a Lower Price than 75% of Your Competitors, but Paying a Higher Price than Your Superstore Competitors?
9. NEW When Do Defendants Settle RPA Cases, If At All?
10. NEW Suggestions Wanted for New Topics for RPAMall - DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
11. Robinson-Patman Act and Related Federal Statutes
12. Estimating Your Damages and Recovery in an RPA Suit
13. Damages Rule of Thumb: 9,000 X 1 Day's Loss of Profits;
14. Who Can Sue for Unlawful Price Discrimination - Farmers, Other Individuals and Corporations, Towns and Other Governmental Bodies
15. NEW Non-Profit Institutions Act - Exemptions for Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Institutions; Claims for Damages by Competing Drug Stores and Others
16. NEW Small Gas Stations and Convenience Stores - Paying Higher Prices for Gas, Drink and Food Inventory - A Suggested Solution
17. Federal Trade Commission Guides (FTC Guides) for Advertising Allowances and Other Merchandising Payments and Services, 16 CFR 240
18. Antitrust: the Civil Rights Law for Small Business
19. State Statutes and Decisions: Price Discrimination
20. Estimated Expenses of a Robinson-Patman Act Price Discrimination Lawsuit
21. Litigation Stages and Estimated Length of RPA Lawsuit
22. NEW Costs Taxed against Losing Party under 28 U.S.C. Section 1920 - Costs Not Taxable to the Extent Losing Party Cannot Afford to Pay Them
23. Liability: Easier to Prove Than the Amount of RPA Damages
24. Robinson-Patman Act Remedies for Price Discrimination
25. The Shils Report, a 250-Page Report and Survey Proving that Big Box / Superstores Are Injuring Towns and Small Businesses in America through Price Discrimination and Other Predatory Practices
26. "Big Box", "Category Killer" and Superstore Material - a Growing Collection of Links
27. Pro's and Con's in Deciding Whether or Not to Sue
28. Checklist of Antitrust Claims
29. Lawmall Website: Links to RPA-Related Topics
30. Websites of Interest to RPA Plaintiffs
31. Selecting an Attorney to Start an RPA Lawsuit
32. Expert Witnesses in Price Discrimination Actions
33. One Store, One RPA Suit; and No RPA Class Actions
34. Virtual Law Firms in Price Discrimination Field
35. Instructions to New RPA Plaintiffs
36. Recent Significant Court Decisions in Price Discrimination Lawsuits
37. ALL RECENT RPA CASES FROM 1/1/97 TO PRESENTBrief Description of All 1997-Present Federal Decisions Referring to the Robinson-Patman Act, with Citations
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39. Industries Seriously Injured by "Big Box" and "Category Killer" Superstores
40. Many Trade Associations Are Indifferent or Adverse
41. Help for Small Businesses May Be Near. See: NYC Small Business Committee of the New York County Lawyers' Association
42. Price Discrimination Newsletter
43. Resume of RPA Attorney Carl Person
44. E-Mail/Fax/Telephone Inquiries to Attorney Carl Person
45. RPA Questionnaire/E-Mail to Attorney Carl Person
46. Public Offering and Sale of Shares in Your RPA Lawsuit
47. ShareMall (tm) - for public, internet distribution of ownership of shares in current antitrust litigation
48. Federal Court Docket Sheet in RPA Action
49. Discovery in a RPA Price Discrimination Action
50. RPA Pleadings Checklist and The 10 Most Significant RPA Issues for You to Consider
51. If RPA Attorney and Client Live in Different States
52. Available Services for RPA Plaintiffs or Attorneys
53. Role of Justice Dept. and FTC in RPA Enforcement
54. NEW Why Most Large Retailers, Wholesalers and Manufacturers Are Violating the RPA and Discriminating against Small Retailers
55. Assistance Offered to RPA Plaintiffs' Attorneys
56. Lawmall Website - Main Menu
57. LawMall Response Form

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