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Deutsche Bahn unit must pay damages for abusive infrastructure surcharge, top German court rules

By Mario Hilgenfeld ( April 20, 2022, 17:00 GMT | Insight) -- Deutsche Bahn's unit DB Netz must pay around 5.6 million euros in damages to a private passenger railway operator for an illegal surcharge on infrastructure fees, Germany's Federal Court of Justice has ruled. The company abused its dominant position by introducing an additional calculation factor into its train tracks pricing system, judges said.Deutsche Bahn's unit DB Netz must pay around 5.6 million euros ($6.1 million) to a private passenger rail transport operator for abusive price increases, Germany's top civil court has said....

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