LilMikeSF<p>Massive <a href="https://c.im/tags/GroceryStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GroceryStore</span></a> Chain Merger That Irked Courts, Is Off After Being Blocked By Federal Judges, Now The Army Of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawyers</span></a> From One Jilted Party Are Suing The Other Proposed Partners In <a href="https://c.im/tags/Supermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Supermarket</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lawfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawfare</span></a>... One side is alleging a willful breach of contract saying other party was not doing enough to win regulatory approval for the <a href="https://c.im/tags/merger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>merger</span></a>. </p><p>In The Works Since Announced In 2022, The Proposed <a href="https://c.im/tags/Merger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Merger</span></a> Would Have Involved <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kroger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kroger</span></a> who also operates as Fred Meyer and# QFC, as well as <a href="https://c.im/tags/Albertsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertsons</span></a> parent corp of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Safeway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safeway</span></a>. Tens of thousands of <a href="https://c.im/tags/unionworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionworkers</span></a> would've been affected. Kroger, in a statement in response, said Albertsons is deflecting its own responsibility.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5225411/albertsons-sues-kroger-grocery-supermarket-merger" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-52254</span><span class="invisible">11/albertsons-sues-kroger-grocery-supermarket-merger</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.denver7.com/news/national/a-federal-judge-temporarily-halts-the-proposed-supermarket-merger-of-kroger-and-albertsons" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">denver7.com/news/national/a-fe</span><span class="invisible">deral-judge-temporarily-halts-the-proposed-supermarket-merger-of-kroger-and-albertsons</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/11/albertsons-sues-kroger-after-oregon-washington-judges-block-24-6-billion-merger/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oregoncapitalchronicle.com/202</span><span class="invisible">4/12/11/albertsons-sues-kroger-after-oregon-washington-judges-block-24-6-billion-merger/</span></a></p>