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2009-10-09 | permalink
Monsanto questioned by Justice Department on rival’s complaint
Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed producer, said it received questions from the U.S. Justice Department about anti-competition complaints that rival DuPont Co. made in a lawsuit. The Justice Department’s inquiry is another sign the Obama administration is taking an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement. Philip Weiser, the antitrust division’s deputy assistant attorney general, said at an August meeting on agriculture markets that the government had ”concerns about the competitive consequences of how the marketplace is evolving.”
- Bloomberg, USA: Monsanto questioned by Justice Department on rival’s complaint
- Reuters, UK: U.S. Justice Dept. continues probe of Monsanto
- The Associated Press, USA: Monsanto a focus of US antitrust investigation
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, USA: U.S. seeks information from Monsanto
- The Wall Street Journal, USA: Monsanto says justice raises antitrust questions
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2009-10-09 | permalink
Monsanto questioned by Justice Department on rival’s complaint
Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed producer, said it received questions from the U.S. Justice Department about anti-competition complaints that rival DuPont Co. made in a lawsuit. The Justice Department’s inquiry is another sign the Obama administration is taking an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement. Philip Weiser, the antitrust division’s deputy assistant attorney general, said at an August meeting on agriculture markets that the government had ”concerns about the competitive consequences of how the marketplace is evolving.”
- Bloomberg, USA: Monsanto questioned by Justice Department on rival’s complaint
- Reuters, UK: U.S. Justice Dept. continues probe of Monsanto
- The Associated Press, USA: Monsanto a focus of US antitrust investigation
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, USA: U.S. seeks information from Monsanto
- The Wall Street Journal, USA: Monsanto says justice raises antitrust questions
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