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William Pryor: “I would answer my colleague with reference to the law as it currently affects every industry but one. The court would…”

On the recordJune 20, 1996
I would answer my colleague with reference to the law as it currently affects every industry but one. The court would determine damages on the basis of lost sales or profits, the length of time expired, and the multitude of other facts which leave the court uniquely suited to make such determinations on a case-by-case basis. I believe that was the compelling logic behind adoption of the GATT language in this respect, and I feel it should be equally compelling for this single, rogue industry. I would again emphasize that we are not changing the GATT or URAA language as it relates to substantial investment. We are keeping it. We are applying this language to the drug companies, just as it applies to every other company, every other industry, and every other business entity in our country.
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William Pryor

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Discussing the application of GATT language to the pharmaceutical industry.

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