Just a few weeks after the Federal Trade Commission unveiled its proposed new Green Guides for public comment, environmental consulting firm TerraChoice chimes in with its 2010 report, “Sins of Greenwashing – Home and Family Edition.” In our increasingly green economy, TerraChoice makes a couple unsurprising, if not disappointing, findings. First, using the same survey … Continue Reading
In an unfair competition suit under 15 U.S.C. § 1125, the king of the two-ounce energy shot, 5-Hour Energy, is suing the makers of 8-Hour Energy in the Eastern District of Michigan, claiming that 8-Hour Energy falsely associates itself with 5-Hour Energy. 8-Hour Energy has tried to strike back with a monopolization claim, arguing that … Continue Reading
It’s been a couple weeks since chicken farmers and processors met with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder in Normal, Alabama to discuss competition in the poultry industry. The May 21 USDA/DOJ workshop was the second such meeting conducted by the agencies in their quest to review enforcement policy relating to competition … Continue Reading
Competition in the meat packing industry is currently a central focus of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the USDA. In 2008, the DOJ and 16 states challenged the merger of JBS and the National Beef Packing Company, leading the parties to abandon the deal. In its amended complaint filed against … Continue Reading
By Guest Blogger Jay Eckhardt On April 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had obtained a criminal indictment against the former CEO of SK Foods, Scott Salyer, for his participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids in the market for tomato paste. (SK Foods is now owned by Olam … Continue Reading
By Guest Blogger Joel Dahlgren Last week the Justice Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the two federal agencies will hold joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting agriculture in the 21st century, including the appropriate role of the federal government in antitrust and regulatory enforcement. The first workshop will be held … Continue Reading
