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Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd. v. Empagran S.A.","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:30.209255Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:30.209344Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Foreign buyers seek damages for high vitamin prices abroad. 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tests whether U.S. antitrust law reaches foreign buyers. the sides that brought the case want dismissal. the opposing sides want to keep their lawsuit alive."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 16-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 16-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 1-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 1-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 14-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 14-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 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brought the case want the Court to dismiss the foreign buyers' lawsuit.","the opposing sides want the Court to allow their lawsuit to continue."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 16-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 16-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 1-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 1-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 14-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 14-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 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It determines if foreign buyers can sue for overseas harm. It shapes global cartel enforcement strategies."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 16-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 16-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 1-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 1-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 14-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 14-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 34-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 34-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-36"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 4-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 4-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 38-40","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 38-40"}]}],"slug":"2003-03-724-f-hoffmann-laroche-ltd-v-empagran-s-a","term":"2003","title":"Can foreign buyers sue U.S. firms for overseas vitamin price fixing?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 16-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 16-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 1-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 1-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 14-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 14-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 34-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 34-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/03-724.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-36"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}