DOJ Egg Price-Fixing Puts Pressure on Private Lawsuits

Antitrust Agenda: DOJ’s Egg Price-Fixing Settlement Shifts Enforcement Burden to Private Plaintiffs; Kroger/Giant Eagle Combination Would Create Regional Market Powerhouse; Colorado AG Weiser’s Primary Win May Provide Boost to State’s Algorithmic, Surveillance Pricing Laws

Welcome to The Antitrust Agenda, our weekly analysis of timing and priorities at the FTC, DOJ, and state AG offices. Key stories we’re following this week include: DOJ, State AG settlement in egg price-fixing case helps private plaintiffs. Kroger seeks to acquire Giant Eagle grocery chain in acquisition that would deepen market power in Midwest. […]

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Antitrust Agenda: DOJ’s Egg Price-Fixing Settlement Shifts Enforcement Burden to Private Plaintiffs; Kroger/Giant Eagle Combination Would Create Regional Market Powerhouse; Colorado AG Weiser’s Primary Win May Provide Boost to State’s Algorithmic, Surveillance Pricing Laws

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