California Judge Sweetens Antitrust Action For Sara Lee
Posted 05/29/13
The prices for products freshly baked by Sara Lee can be negotiated without violating California’s Cartwright Act a state court judge has ruled, throwing out antitrust class action claims against the food company.
Distributors that buy the baked goods and sell them to stores throughout California filed Kaewsawang v. Sara Lee Corp. in 2006. The Fourth Amended Complaint alleged that Sara Lee fixed prices and...