Swedish Match moves to dismiss amended US antitrust claims over smokeless tobacco
( March 3, 2025, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Swedish Match North America moved to dismiss US claims accusing it of engaging in illegal, anticompetitive acts to limit competition and maintain its monopoly in the market for smokeless tobacco products, saying plaintiffs can't claim its merger with Philip Morris harmed competition. Swedish Match argued that far from sufficiently alleging that Philip Morris had a plan or ability to enter on its own, plaintiffs allege numerous barriers that would have hindered it from independently selling modern oral nicotine products in the US absent the deal.See attached file. ...
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