Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Feb. 3, 2023
Civil lawsuits follow FTC actions in agriculture sector
Attorneys say a more active federal response on the issue has emboldened private companies to sue more aggressively. One of these cases landed in the Eastern District of California this week, as plaintiffs accused two of the state’s biggest beef producers, Harris Ranch Beef Company and Central Valley Meat Co. Inc. of withholding reams of information.
When most people think of antitrust law — and of a newly aggressive Federal Trade Commission — they’re likely to think about Silicon Valley. But FTC Commission Chair Lina Khan has also cast a leery gaze on a far larger valley to the east, California’s Central Valley, and the nation’s other agricultural heartlands.
Attorneys say a more active federal response on the issue has emboldened private companies to sue more aggressively. One of thes...
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