April 20, 2015
Johnson & Johnson's contact lens unit on Friday urged a California federal judge to toss Costco Wholesale Corp.'s antitrust suit alleging J&J drives up prices by cutting off retailers that sell its lenses at a discount, arguing its unilateral pricing policies are "entirely lawful."
March 23, 2015
A California federal court agreed Friday to link up a dozen cases lodged so far accusing Johnson & Johnson and other major contact lens makers of using unilateral pricing policies to artificially inflate prices.
March 06, 2015
A flurry of lawsuits alleging the contact lens industry has conspired to keep consumer prices artificially high are poised to test whether allegations of so-called resale price maintenance remain viable following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Leegin decision and may draw the attention of government regulators, experts say.
March 02, 2015
Discount retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. hit Johnson & Johnson's contact lens unit with an antitrust suit on Monday in California federal court, alleging that it is creating pricing floors for Acuvue lens in order to stifle competition.