In Re Vitamin C Antitrust Liti

  1. November 04, 2016

    2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Vitamin C Antitrust Decision

    The Second Circuit said Friday it would not rethink its September decision to vacate on international comity grounds a $147 million judgment against two Chinese companies in an antitrust class action over vitamin C price-fixing.

  2. October 05, 2016

    2nd Circ. Asked To Rethink Vitamin C Antitrust Class Action

    Animal Science Products Inc. asked the Second Circuit on Tuesday to rethink its decision to vacate a $147 million judgment against two Chinese companies in an antitrust class action over vitamin C price-fixing, saying the companies' claims their actions were forced by Chinese law didn't hold up.

  3. September 20, 2016

    2nd Circ. Vitamin C Ruling A Landmark For Comity

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday vacated a $147 million district court judgment against two Chinese companies some 10 years after they were accused of fixing the price of vitamin C, a decision that one expert called the most important ruling in the area of international comity in decades.

  4. September 20, 2016

    $147M Award In Vitamin Antitrust Suit Vacated By 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday vacated a $147 million judgment against two Chinese companies in an antitrust class action over vitamin C price-fixing, saying the case should be dismissed on international comity grounds.

  5. January 06, 2016

    Vitamin C Buyers Say Vodka TM Suit Can't Nix Antitrust Win

    Agricultural companies accusing Chinese exporters of fixing vitamin C prices told the Second Circuit Wednesday that the appellate court's recent ruling upholding the Russian government's vodka trademark transfer didn't support overturning a $153 million verdict in the antitrust case.

  6. August 24, 2015

    Vitamin C Cos. Say No Concession In Cartel Compulsion Fight

    Two Chinese vitamin C companies trying to overturn a $153 million price-fixing verdict told the Second Circuit on Monday they had not effectively conceded that the Chinese government didn't compel the cartel during a recent district court fight over discovery.

  7. July 08, 2015

    Antitrust Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015

    The first half of 2015 was action-packed with rulings on key pharmaceutical antitrust issues and agency wins in high-profile challenges, but there's still plenty to watch for over the next six months, including cases that could alter the landscape of college sports and professional baseball and major challenges to benchmark banking rates.

  8. January 29, 2015

    Chinese Law Key To Vitamin Antitrust Case, 2nd Circ. Hears

    The principle of international comity, in which nations respect foreign laws as they apply to foreign conduct, was in the spotlight Thursday before the Second Circuit as two Chinese companies pushed to nullify a $153 million award against them that stemmed from a Brooklyn, New York, antitrust class action over vitamin C price-fixing.

  9. January 28, 2015

    2nd Circ. To Weigh Chinese Gov't Role In Vitamin C Appeal

    The Second Circuit is set to hear two Chinese vitamin C companies' bid to overturn a $153 million price-fixing verdict Thursday in an unusual dispute that will put the Chinese government's alleged role in an export cartel front and center.

  10. December 03, 2014

    Vitamin C Cos. Cite Motorola In 2nd Circ. Antitrust Appeal

    Two Chinese companies seeking to reverse a $153 million award against them in a class action over vitamin C price-fixing told the Second Circuit on Tuesday that the Seventh Circuit's recent ruling in a high-profile liquid-crystal display case supported barring foreign purchaser claims from their own case.

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