PROCTER & GAMBLE: Talks w/ German Antitrust Authorities Ongoing

The Procter & Gamble Co. is in discussions with German authorities concerning alleged violations of antitrust laws, the company disclosed in its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

During the fiscal year ended…

PROCTER & GAMBLE: European Competition Law Inquiries Still Ongoing

The Procter & Gamble Co. disclosed in its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is still subject to various investigations into potential competition law violations in Europe.

In July 2006, French…

CINTAS CORP: Manville PI Settlement Trust’s Suit Pending in Ohio

Cintas Corp. says that certain directors and officers of the

group continue to face a purported shareholder derivative lawsuit

filed by Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust in the Court of

Common Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio.

The suit, captioned Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust v.

Richard…

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH: SEC Probe on Common Stocks Closed Last May

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the State Court of Ohio has stayed further proceedings in the state-court derivative action until resolution of the…

MICRON TECH: Still Facing Antitrust Suits by Attorneys-General

Micron Technology Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the Company and other Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturers continue to face antitrust law violations suits filed through…

KROGER CO: Ralphs Grocery Petition Still Pending in Tax Court

The Kroger Co. disclosed in its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that its petition with the Tax Court styled In Re: Ralphs Grocery Company and Subsidiaries, formerly known as Ralphs Supermarkets,…

FRESENIUS KABI: Facing 22 Sensorcaine Injury/Liability Lawsuits

Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. faces 22 personal injury/product liability actions (out of an original 34, of which 12 have been dismissed) over local anesthetics like Sensorcaine.

The cases were brought against the Company and other pharmaceutical companies and medical device…

GOODYEAR TIRE: Inquiry on Closure of Ontario Facility Terminated

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, in December 2008, notified The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that a grand jury investigation concerning the closure of a portion of its former Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, conveyor belting plant has…

GOODYEAR TIRE: Cites $175Mil for Entran II Liability at Dec. 31

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, as of Dec. 31, 2008, derecognized US$175 million of the liability and the related amount of restricted cash from its Consolidated Balance Sheet, involving a rubber hose product, Entran II.

On June 4, 2004, the…

GOODYEAR TIRE: Probes on Marine Hose Price Fixing Still Ongoing

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is cooperating with the probes by the U.S. Department of Justice (Antitrust Division), European antitrust authorities, and the Brazilian antitrust authority into the marine hose industry.

In May 2007, the DOJ announced that it had…

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