China court dismisses cartel damages appeal over driver-training contract transfer
By MLex Staff ( July 16, 2026, 06:33 GMT | Insight) -- China's top court has rejected a consumer's argument that transferring a driver-training contract did not affect his right to seek follow-on antitrust damages arising from a driving-school price-fixing cartel. Instead, the court ruled that the damages claim passed with the contractual rights because it was highly dependent on the underlying contract, dismissing the consumer's appeal.China's top court has dismissed a consumer's appeal after rejecting his argument that transferring a driver-training contract did not affect his right to seek follow-on damages arising from a driving-school price-fixing cartel....
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