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(CN) – The Federal Trade Commission can force the makers of Trojan condoms to comply with a subpoena and antitrust civil investigation, the D.C. Circuit ruled. Church & Dwight Co. has allegedly used bundling and other “exclusionary practices” to maintain a monopoly in the distribution of Trojan condoms in the United States, violating Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Sherman Act, according to the FTC. Retailers that buy Trojan bundles allegedly get a rebate on other Church & Dwight products, according to the percentage of shelf or display space dedicated to its condoms. The FTC’s subpoena asks for documents related to Church & Dwight’s sales and distribution of its products. Though Church & Dwight has released information concerning cost, pricing, production and sales of its condoms, it has withheld that data about its other products. After a Washington federal judge ordered Church & Dwight to comply with the subpoena and civil investigative demand (CID), the manufacturer appealed to the D.C. Circuit. Church & Dwight said the scope should not cover “irrelevant” products such as toothpaste, cat litter, baking soda and detergents. A three-judge panel from that court was unsympathetic, however, to claims that “other products” required under the subpoena referred only to condom-related products. “Under the commission’s interpretation, the information concerning products other than condoms is unquestionably relevant to its investigation, and the district court was correct to enforce the subpoena and the CID,” Judge David Ginsburg wrote for the panel. “We hold, therefore, the resolution lawfully encompasses in investigation into whether Church & Dwight has bundled discounts for condoms and other products in order to acquire or maintain a monopoly in the market for condoms in the United States,” he added. Mark Hegedus represented the FTC in this matter, while Church & Dwight was represented by Carl Hittinger.

By Jonathan Randles ( July 13, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT) -- The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation into whether Church & Dwight Co. , maker of Trojan-brand condoms and other consumer products, had attempted to monopolize the U. S. condom market. . . .

The SEC’s complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that, between January 2020 and March 2023, Craigie maintained a close personal relationship with a member of Church & Dwight’s executive team. Among other things, Craigie frequently vacationed with the executive and the executive’s spouse, including six trips that spanned eight countries on five continents. Craigie paid more than $100,000 for them to join Craigie and his spouse on several of these international vacations. According to the SEC’s complaint, Craigie never disclosed his relationship with the executive to Church & Dwight and he allegedly encouraged the executive to conceal the relationship as well. As a result, the company’s board was unaware of Craigie’s personal relationship with the executive, and the company’s proxy statements subsequently identified Craigie as an independent director. Craigie ultimately served as an independent board member from 2019 to 2023. When Church & Dwight began a CEO succession process, Craigie allegedly shared confidential details about the process with the executive and took steps to better position the executive for succession in the future. Once Church & Dwight learned of Craigie’s relationship with the executive, it determined that he was not an independent director.

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Law360, New York (May 24, 2010, 3:33 PM ET) -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has accused consumer products manufacturer Church & Dwight Co. Inc. of violating several federal chemical exposure rules, which could lead to more than $55,000 in fines for the Arm & Hammer maker.

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