Washington seeks to block a planned $4 billion dividend to Albertsons shareholders ahead of the $20 billion merger deal. Oregon filed a motion in support Thursday.
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is joining Washington state in pushing back on a proposed $20 billion merger between grocery store giants Kroger and Albertsons.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Thursday that her office’s antitrust unit had filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by Washington State last week, which seeks to prevent Albertsons from paying a $4 billion dividend to shareholders ahead of the merger.
King County Superior Court Commissioner Henry Judson agreed later
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