Ohio Counties’ Rock Salt Antitrust Claims Skid Off The Road
Posted 02/11/13
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has rejected, as implausible, claims that Morton Salt Inc. and Cargill Inc. engaged in sham bidding for government contracts as part of a conspiracy to divide the Northern Ohio market for rock salt.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the complaint in Erie County, Ohio et al. v. Morton Salt Inc. et al., an antitrust class action in the U.S. District Court for...