The bill also gives federal agents broad new powers to inspect company records that might help trace the source or the chain of distribution of tainted foods.
"There is no chain of distribution, and medicine hasn't been delivered since Wednesday," Gimena Ibáñez, a clerk at a pharmacy here, said this afternoon.
"I have found a number of publishing houses who I have approached about setting up a chain of distribution centres.
Dominick's, as I view its role, was in the original chain of distribution which brought the cart to the plaintiff.
bought all three shipments from the Malta distributor, imported them, and then resold them to retailers who were not in Lanzas authorized chain of distribution.
Even if a manufacturer does not directly control others in the chain of distribution, it can be held responsible for their infringing activities under certain circumstances.
"Just because a trace has been performed on a firearm does not mean anyone in the chain of distribution -- the manufacturer, distributor or dealer -- has done anything illegal or improper," Lawrence G. Keane, vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said in a statement.
Illinois Brick "focused on the risk of duplicative recovery engendered by allowing every person along a chain of distribution to claim damages arising from a single transaction that violated the antitrust laws". Blue Shield, 457 U.S., at 474-475, 102 S.Ct. at 2546.
There is some uncertainty about the identity of the actual importer, but for the purpose of our decision we assume that petitioner bought all three shipments from the Malta distributor, imported them, and then resold them to retailers who were not in L'anza's authorized chain of distribution.
