O'Neill v. Coca-Cola Co.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
669 F. Supp. 217 (1987)
Relevant factsFree
Coca-Cola and Pepsi, holding a combined majority of the carbonated soft-drink market, each merged with certain of their geographically restricted bottlers, and a consumer plaintiff alleged this reduced competition and would raise consumer prices, without presenting evidence that such increases would actually occur or that she purchased soft drinks in the affected bottlers' territories.
IssueFree
Whether a plaintiff alleging that a vertical merger violates antitrust laws must demonstrate that the alleged conduct proximately threatens the plaintiff with an antitrust injury.