Supreme Court Urged to Leave StarKist Antitrust Ruling in Place

Canned tuna buyers leading antitrust litigation over an industrywide price-fixing scheme urged the US Supreme Court to stay out of their dispute with StarKist Co., which had asked the justices in August to strip the long-running case of its class action status.

The retailers, restaurants, and consumers on Tuesday defended a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which held that statistical models offered by the purchasers could likely show “in one stroke” if collusion among StarKist, Bumble Bee Foods LLC, and Chicken of the Sea led to widespread overcharges. StarKist is the only company still ...