Consumer Protection | Competition Law | Aviation Industry Consumer Protection: Scrutiny Over Crisis Pricing In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 conflict, Israeli airlines, most notably El Al, have come under intense scrutiny for their pricing strategies. With many international carriers suspending flights to Israel, El Al became one of
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Cross-Border Collusion: The Frozen Potato Price-Fixing Lawsuit and Its and Trade Ramifications
In late 2024, a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois sent ripples through the North American agri-food industry. The suit alleges that some of the largest frozen potato processors—McCain Foods, Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, and J.R. Simplot—colluded to artificially inflate prices of