Airlines, Food and Drug Stores Most Active in Antitrust Cases

By Shira Stein, Bloomberg BNA

Large food and drug store chains and major airlines appear in court more often for antitrust cases as a proportion of their total litigation than any other industry, according to a Bloomberg BNA analysis of district court cases in the last five years.

More than one out of 10 of the biggest food and drug stores’ district court appearances are in antitrust-related litigation, in part because large chains like Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and The Kroger Co. are involved in several cases suing drug makers over the availability of generic drugs.

Almost 20 percent ...