Court Opinion

ID: 9453782
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 18:23:51.762535+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:33:48.144958
License: Public Domain

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge
(concurring) .
According to my reading of the record, the Commission and the trial examiner considered the Prosser evidence only in connection with the defense of meeting competition under Section 2(b) of the Clayton Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. § 13(b)). Commissioner Elman’s dissenting opinion opposed the entry of an order, possibly reflecting the view that the Prosser evidence permeated even the consideration of the Section 2(a) issues. If the Commission should decide to proceed with this case on remand, the Prosser evidence must be completely disregarded. Even though the Commission’s conclusion under Section 2(a) appears to be supported by substantial independ-' ent evidence, it would be fairer for the Commission to pass upon both the Section 2(a) and Section (b) questions without any Prosser evidence in the record (assuming that there is reconsideration by the Commission). Therefore, I join in the judgment remanding the entire case to the Commission.