Michigan’s US energy case ‘not an antitrust case,’ fossil fuel companies say
By Clayton Vickers ( May 4, 2026, 22:10 GMT | Insight) -- Michigan’s US complaint alleging major oil and gas producers stymied retail renewable energy markets does not meet the requirements of an antitrust case, and the state’s attempt to use antitrust law to implement its preferred energy policy should be dismissed with prejudice, fossil fuel companies said.Michigan’s US complaint alleging major oil and gas producers stymied retail renewable energy markets does not meet the requirements of an antitrust case, and the state’s attempt to use antitrust law to implement its preferred energy policy should be dismissed with prejudice, fossil fuel companies said....
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