USA v. United States Sugar Corporation, et al

  1. July 13, 2023

    3rd Circ. Won't Revive DOJ's Sugar Merger Challenge

    A Third Circuit panel on Thursday refused to revive the U.S. Department of Justice's challenge to U.S. Sugar Corp.'s completed acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co., rejecting the government's view of the refined sugar market and handing another blow to the administration's efforts to step up antitrust enforcement.

  2. January 18, 2023

    3rd Circ. Prods DOJ On Sugar Distributors In Merger Appeal

    A Third Circuit panel questioned the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday during oral arguments about whether distributors should be considered competitors when looking at U.S. Sugar Corp.'s recently completed acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co.

  3. January 03, 2023

    Riding Circuit: January's Notable Appellate Arguments

    Circuit courts will kick off 2023 with oral arguments by parties questioning the authority given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pushing back against U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy on patent reviews and claiming Chinese nationals were wrongly targeted for alleged economic espionage.

  4. January 02, 2023

    Food & Beverage Cases To Watch In 2023

    Food and beverage attorneys are sure to have their hands full in 2023 litigating issues surrounding Kroger's massive $25 billion deal to buy Albertsons, claims that a California animal care law harms farmers, and a wine-soaked divorce spat between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

  5. November 29, 2022

    US Sugar Closes Imperial Deal Amid DOJ's 3rd Circ. Appeal

    U.S. Sugar told the Third Circuit on Tuesday that it has closed its contentious $315 million acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co., amid the U.S. Department of Justice's push to revive the government's merger challenge that faced rejection following a four-day bench trial.

  6. November 22, 2022

    US Sugar Defends $315M Imperial Buy To 3rd Circ.

    U.S. Sugar Corp. is defending its trial court victory against an antitrust challenge to its $315 million acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co., telling the Third Circuit on Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice can't use "gerrymandered" sugar markets to "distort the competitive impact" of the deal.

  7. November 01, 2022

    DOJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive $350M Sugar Merger Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Justice urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday to revive its challenge of U.S. Sugar Corp.'s $350 million merger with Georgia-based refiner rival Imperial Sugar Co., arguing a district judge legally erred in holding that the government failed to identify a relevant market and wrongly assumed regulations could offset any anti-competitive impacts.

  8. September 30, 2022

    3rd Circ. Won't Pause Sugar Merger For DOJ Appeal

    The Third Circuit on Friday refused to grant the U.S. Department of Justice's request for an order pausing U.S. Sugar Corp.'s planned purchase of Imperial Sugar while enforcers appeal the trial court's rejection of their merger challenge.

  9. September 29, 2022

    DOJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Pause Sugar Deal For Appeal

    The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Third Circuit on Thursday to pause the planned tie-up of U.S. Sugar Corp. and Imperial Sugar while the agency appeals the trial court's rejection of its merger challenge, saying the companies refuse to delay the deal, even temporarily.