Antitrust
Were egg prices fixed by a group of dominant grocers?
The prices for fungible products like eggs are supposed to be determined by supply and demand. But when supply is constricted by avian disease, how long after the disease is eradicated can prices remain higher? Three defendant big grocery chains were accused by a consumer class of conspiring to keep the prices of eggs artificially high. How did the defense win?
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