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US DOJ wades into antitrust case over Oregon logging industry

( January 17, 2025, 02:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice submitted an amicus brief in Oregon loggers' appeal of the dismissal of their monopolization and tying claims against Iron Triangle and Malheur Lumber Co. In its brief, the DOJ told the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that the lower court "erred by holding in part that certain government contracting regulations bar any allegation of monopoly or monopsony power in two product markets" alleged by the plaintiffs. "Neither of the government contracting regulations cited by the district court support its conclusions that a contractor cannot charge the government a supra-competitive price for services or pay the government a below-competitive price for timber," the DOJ said. See amicus brief. ...

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