Smurfit Westrock Dismissed From Ongoing Price-Fixing Lawsuit According to an update on Packaging Dive , Smurfit We- strock was dismissed from the ongoing price-fixing lawsuit brought by Artuso Pastry against the eight major existing paper and packaging companies. But other adjacent enti- ties were also named. Like Graphic Packaging International last month, Smurf- it Westrock was dismissed without prejudice. That means a defendant could be called back to the case later if new information comes to light of its potential involvement, al- though legal experts say it’s not a common scenario. The court documents do not address why GPI and SW were dismissed, and the companies declined to comment on litigation. The defendants banded together to file a motion to dis- miss on Oct. 20, the deadline set by the court for such fil- ings. The dismissal reason “failure to state a claim” means even if some of the facts the plaintiff stated are true, they don’t establish a legal claim, explained an attorney with antitrust defense expertise who reviewed the complaint but is not involved in the case. In this case, the motion to dismiss suggests that even if it were true that all of the defendants simultaneously raised their prices, the plaintiff does not provide sufficient CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
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