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9 July 2020AmericasMuireann Bolger

DOJ chief wades into dental antitrust case in rare intervention

The antitrust chief of the US Justice Department (DOJ) made a rare appearance in court when he requested that the  US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reject a defence used by a medical and dental board against an antitrust lawsuit.

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