The lawsuit, filed Monday, accuses the company of pivoting to exclusive agreements with veterinarians after federal regulators intervened in 2013 to end its previous policy of boxing rivals out of the market through long-term exclusive deals with key product distributors.
The agreements include automatic renewal provisions, high volume requirements, steep “disloyalty” penalties, and forgiveness provisions that effectively coerce veterinary practices into extending the agreements when they fall behind, ...
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