022462P.pdf   07/12/2004  Reeder-Simco GMC  v.  Volvo GM Heavy Truck
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  02-2462
   Truck   
   Western District of Arkansas 
   Civil case- Antitrust. Plaintiff was a purchaser for the purposes of 
   pursuing a price discrimination claim under the Robinson Patman Act; 
   plaintiff established it competed in the same geographic markets as the 
   dealers it claimed received favored treatment from Volvo; comparative 
   sales of trucks only needed to be of like grade and quality, and the minor 
   differences in the trucks - such as engine types and gear ratios - did not 
   prevent them from being of like grade and quality; plaintiff's evidence 
   was sufficient to show price discrimination resulting in competitive 
   injury; plaintiff showed actual injury and was entitled to receive treble 
   damages under 15 U.S.C. Sec. 13(a); damages evidence was sufficient to 
   support jury awards, especially under the relaxed standard applied to 
   ascertaining a plaintiff's damages once it has established an actual injury; 
   district court had jurisdiction over plaintiff's claim under the Arkansas 
   Franchise Practices Act, and the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission 
   Act did not pose an impediment to recovery under the Franchise Practices 
   Act. Judge Hansen, concurring in part and dissenting in part. 
   [PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with R. Arnold and Hansen, Circuit Judges]