Federal judge lifts archaic, 56-year old antitrust gag order on Maine lobstermen
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bangor Daily News] by Bill Trotter - July 25, 2014
In a ruling that was expected, a federal judge has rescinded a consent decree that had been imposed on the Maine Lobstermen’s Association since 1958.
The federal Department of Justice, which had implemented the decree against the Maine Lobstermen’s Association 56 years ago after the association lost an antitrust lawsuit, had indicated it would not object to the restrictions being lifted.
In a prepared statement released Thursday, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association indicated that having the decree vacated after adhering to it for more than 50 years...
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