In a recent article in the "Juve" trade magazine, an expert study by DICE Consult is regarded as a decisive building block for the suspension of the action for damages brought by Schlecker, Rossmann and Müller against renowned chocolate manufacturers. The Düsseldorf Competition Economics (formerly DICE Consult) expert opinion under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Heimeshoff and Dr. Susanne Thorwarth determined considerable methodical shortcomings in the expert opinion of the opposite side, whereby the plaintiff side could no longer maintain the demanded sum of damages and withdrew the claim.
Action for damages against confectionery cartel: Düsseldorf Competition Economics study reveals plaintiff' s contradictions