US sugar producers and sellers conspired to fix prices and manipulate sugar market to their advantage. In the realm of economic markets, competition stands as the cornerstone of fair trade, ensuring consumers access to products at reasonable prices. However, when this equilibrium is disrupted by collusive practices, the repercussions reverberate through the economy, leaving consumers…
Koch Foods Requirement For Long-Term Contracts With Hefty Exit Penalties Designed To Suppress Competition Among Chicken Farmers. Koch Foods, one of the leading players in the poultry processing industry, is facing intense scrutiny over allegations of antitrust behavior aimed at stifling competition among chicken farmers. The company has come under the regulatory radar for allegedly…
Owners of manufactured home communities rely on Datacomp reports to reduce or eliminate competition among themselves on price, services, and quality for manufactured home lots. A lawsuit was recently filed against several corporate owners of manufactured home communities alleging they collude with one another to increase profits by artificially inflating pad rentals. The consequence is…
NCAA and member schools colluded to act as a single buyer cartel to lower costs by prohibiting Division 1 “volunteer coaches” from earning anything in violation of federal law. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) is once more the subject of a class action lawsuit. This time the complaint alleges the NCAA, acting like a…
