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In Re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation

  1. February 26, 2013

    Vitamin C Maker Sought To Conceal Price-Fixing, Jury Hears

    Jurors deciding the fate of Chinese vitamin C makers on trial for restricting exports and fixing prices of the nutrient were shown an internal memo Tuesday from an alleged co-conspirator urging employees to "be smart" and conceal their actions.

  2. February 21, 2013

    Vitamin-C Co.'s Bid To Duck Antitrust Suit Came Too Late

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied China Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.'s bid to escape exposure for the alleged price-fixing by a vitamin C-producing subsidiary days before the antitrust case was scheduled to go to trial, saying CPG waited too long to raise issues related to its liability.

  3. February 20, 2013

    Vitamin C Antitrust Case Puts US-China Ties On Trial

    Chinese vitamin C manufacturers will go to trial Monday after years of courtroom wrangling over whether they can be held accountable for allegedly government-sponsored price-fixing, in a case that could test the limits of international comity with a key U.S. trade partner.

  4. February 08, 2013

    Chinese Vitamin-C Maker Can't Escape Cartel Claims

    A New York federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss putative class claims against North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp., saying there was a genuine dispute over the company's possible role in a cartel among Chinese vitamin C companies.

  5. December 21, 2012

    Vitamin C Price-Fixing Judge Lets Expert's Analysis Stand

    A New York federal judge refused Thursday to bar an expert witness' testimony and analysis in an upcoming multidistrict litigation trial over alleged price-fixing by Chinese vitamin C manufacturers, saying any issues the plaintiffs have can be addressed during cross-examination.

  6. November 21, 2012

    Vitamin C Co. Needn't Yield Audit Docs In Price-Fixing MDL

    The New York federal judge overseeing the vitamin C price-fixing multidistrict litigation has given China Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. a reprieve from part of an ordered document search, saying it doesn't have to surrender working papers from a Deloitte & Touche LLP audit.

  7. November 19, 2012

    Foreign Buyer Claims Stand In Vitamin C Price-Fixing MDL

    A New York federal judge refused to toss portions of a vitamin C price-fixing multidistrict litigation against a group of Chinese manufacturers on Friday, saying that the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act doesn't shield the companies from antitrust claims from foreign purchasers.

  8. October 26, 2012

    Vitamin C Judge Forces Chinese Co. To Hire E-Discovery Pro

    A judge overseeing price-fixing litigation against several vitamin C makers ordered China Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. Thursday to hire an outside specialist to do a rigorous document search after the plaintiffs complained that the company had done a "woefully inadequate" job of searching for the information they sought.

  9. October 09, 2012

    Vitamin C Price-Fixing Trial Delayed By Evidence Challenges

    A New York federal judge on Friday postponed the start of a trial over alleged price-fixing by a group of Chinese vitamin C manufacturers to January after a flurry of briefs were filed in recent weeks that, among other things, challenged what evidence will be permitted at the trial.

  10. October 01, 2012

    Vitamin C Makers Can't Use China Ministry Statements At Trial

    A New York federal judge on Monday blocked Chinese vitamin C producers accused of fixing prices from using statements from China's Ministry of Commerce as evidence at trial, ruling the filings were not trustworthy enough to escape the ban on hearsay.