A California federal court has nixed a case accusing major refining companies, including units of BP, Chevron and Exxon Mobil, of colluding to artificially raise gasoline prices in the state, finding that the companies could have just been acting in their own interests.
Europe's competition enforcer launched an in-depth investigation Thursday into Norsk Hydro's planned €232 million ($227.6 million) purchase of Alumetal over concerns the deal could reduce competition among suppliers of aluminum products used in the automotive industry.
A Florida federal judge declared a mistrial Friday over Hurricane Ian's impact on jury deliberations in a criminal antitrust case that accuses the founder of an oncology group of splitting the cancer treatment market in Southwest Florida.
The Third Circuit on Friday refused to grant the U.S. Department of Justice's request for an order pausing U.S. Sugar Corp.'s planned purchase of Imperial Sugar while enforcers appeal the trial court's rejection of their merger challenge.
A pair of former Pilgrim's Pride employees urged a Colorado federal court to toss criminal price-fixing charges against them, arguing that prosecutors fell short of alleging they were connected to a scheme to rig bids for chicken sold to restaurants and grocery chains.