Legal roadshow rolls on to Brazil - Campaigners say that the companies are picking a fight with local legislation to intimidate developing countries into buying medicines at prices set by them.
Vitamin Cartel Fined for Price Fixing - The companies fixed prices in the European market through a cartel that had a "formal structure and hierarchy," including a regular exchange of sales figures and pricing data.
Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts - As investors fret over company accounts, a unit of the US drug giant says it booked $12.4bn in revenue that was never collected. [BBC News] (July 8, 2002)
DOJ/Antitrust Lawsuit Against Merck for Price Fixing - Legal brief. Allegations include participation in conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the price and allocating the volume of vitamin C manufactured and sold. (May 5, 2000)
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