Pogust Goodhead has filed an antitrust class action in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of indirect purchasers of granulated sugar in the United States after alleged sugar price fixing.
Granulated Sugar Price Fixing
The case alleges that the largest producers and sellers of granulated sugar in the United States have engaged in price signaling and the exchange of competitively sensitive information about prices, capacity, sales volume and demand, including through an intermediary, with the intended purpose and effect of increasing the prices of granulated sugar throughout the United States.
As a result of the defendants’ conspiracy, granulated sugar prices in the United States have been artificially inflated, causing commercial, industrial and institutional indirect purchasers to suffer overcharges.
Plaintiff and the class allege that defendants’ actions constitute violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, as well as violations of state antitrust, unfair competition and consumer protection laws.
The case is BOCA BOTANA’S INC v. UNITED SUGAR PRODUCERS & REFINERS COOPERATIVE F/K/A UNITED SUGARS CORPORATION, et al.
Pogust Goodhead’s antitrust team has extensive experience representing victims of all types of anticompetitive conduct, from price fixing cartels to illegal monopolies.
If you have any questions or information related to the sugar price fixing case, please contact Jeffrey Gittleman or another member of the team below.
