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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Steris Corp. disclosed in its quarterly annual report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that on Jan. 20, 2009, the Company announced that it submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a new liquid…
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on Jan. 13, 2009, granted The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by U.S. Horticultural Supply, Inc. (F/K/A E.C. Geiger, Inc.)
On Nov. 5, 2004, Geiger…
The Procter & Gamble Company has been involved in several investigations on its alleged violations of competition laws in several countries.
In June 2008, European Commission officials started an investigation into potential competition law violations in a variety of countries across…
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, certain of The Procter & Gamble Company’s subsidiaries in Germany received a formal complaint alleging violations of the antitrust laws.
The Company is now discussing the situation with the German authorities.
In response to…
The Procter & Gamble Company is in discussions with German authorities concerning alleged violations of antitrust laws.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries in Germany received a formal complaint alleging violations of the antitrust…