CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 3301
Below Cost Sales—Essential Factual Elements
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] engaged in unlawful
sales below cost. To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all
of the following:
1. [That [name of defendant] [offered to sell/sold] [product/service] at
a price that was below cost;]
1. [or]
1. [That [name of defendant] gave away [product/service];]
2. That [name of defendant]’s purpose was to injure competitors or
destroy competition;
3. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed; and
4. That [name of defendant]’s conduct was a substantial factor in
causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm.
If [name of plaintiff] proves that [name of defendant] [[offered to sell/sold]
[product/service] at a price that was below cost/ [or] gave away [product/
service]] and that [name of defendant]’s acts harmed [name of plaintiff],
you may assume that [name of defendant]’s purpose was to injure
competitors or destroy competition. To overcome this presumption, [name
of defendant] must present evidence of a different purpose. [Name of
defendant] has presented evidence that [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun/its]
purpose was [specify other purpose]. Considering all of the evidence
presented, you must decide whether [name of plaintiff] proved that [name
of defendant]’s purpose was to injure competitors or destroy competition.
New September 2003; Revised June 2011
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
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