Vitamin Price-Fixing $242 Mil. Class Settlement Fund Approved
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A Washington, D.C. federal judge on March 28 gave final approval to a vitamin price-fixing class action settlement that is less than one-quarter the amount and scope originally announced due to the number of large companies opting out.
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