Civil Litigation
Mar. 14, 2018
No evidence of California ‘cement cartel’ conspiracy, judge rules
A judge threw out a federal whistleblower suit alleging that a cartel of California cement companies had conspired to fix prices and allocate markets for cement, asphalt and concrete, citing insufficient detail to prove a conspiracy.
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge threw out a whistleblower suit alleging a cartel of California cement companies conspired to fix prices and allocate markets for cement, asphalt and concrete, citing insufficient detail to prove a conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge John Walter of Los Angeles ruled March 9 that the allegations of an antitrust conspiracy were implausible because they lacked facts concerning "when, where and how any agree...
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