Law360, New York (June 27, 2012, 3:55 PM ET) -- The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday extended the reach of U.S. antitrust laws to foreign commerce in certain cases, reversing prior precedent and reviving a purchaser class action accusing a host of international potash producers of price-fixing.
In an en banc decision, the circuit court overruled a Seventh Circuit appeals panel decision from September that dismissed a suit against potash producers allegedly involved in a cartel. The en banc panel found instead that the district court — which previously denied a bid from the potash producers to...
7th Circ. Revives Potash Cartel Suit, Clarifies FTAIA Reach
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