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EU tire cartel probe moves forward, but US follow-on suit stalls

By Chris May ( July 18, 2025, 17:40 GMT | Comment) -- Goodyear’s agreement to cooperate with an EU tire cartel probe will likely be welcome news for antitrust lawyers in the US who are attempting to revive class action litigation aimed at the same alleged price-fixing. Goodyear’s leniency bid tilts the scales closer toward the US plaintiffs, but they must still overcome a federal judge’s prior determination that the conduct and laws at issue overseas lack sufficient links to the companies’ alleged wrongdoing stateside.Goodyear’s agreement to cooperate with an EU tire cartel probe will likely be welcome news for antitrust lawyers in the US who are attempting to revive class action litigation aimed at the same alleged price-fixing....

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