Lantmännen says European Commission breached defense rights during antitrust invesigation

In Belgium, M-Lex reports Lantmännen argued in front of a European Union court that its defense rights were breached during the European Commission’s investigation into alleged anti-trust ethanol price benchmarking manipulation that would see its fine of 47. 7 million euros overturned. The company says that its rights were breached when the EC settled with another defendant before launching its investigation into Lantmännen. The case is expecte to shed light on how the EC should negotiate with defendants who want to settle when others don’t want to.