Supreme Court Vitamin C Price-Fixing Decision Could Juice Litigation Against Foreign Businesses Broadly
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US businesses in any industry could use the Supreme Court's ruling that federal courts have leeway in whether to recognize a foreign country's laws as applicable in a firm's defense against unfair business practices and similar civil complaints, say attorneys tracking class-action litigation vitamin C marketers Animal Science Products and Ranis Co. filed against multiple Chinese firms supplying the ingredient.
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