Judge rejects request for full exclusion of certain evidence in rail freight case

Ben Remaly

23 February 2021

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A 40-year-old law designed to foster competition in the rail industry does not broadly protect certain discussions from antitrust scrutiny, a federal court in Washington, DC, has ruled.

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Judge rejects request for full exclusion of certain evidence in rail freight case

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