Legal Opinion
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 18, 2015No. Case No. 15 C 2881PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
John Robert Blakey, United States District Judge
This matter concerns the alleged misconduct of Defendant Kraft in purchasing and selling wheat and wheat futures. Plaintiff, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), brought this action pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 13a-1, and alleges four causes of action: (I) use of a manipulative or deceptive device in connection with a contract for sale of a commodity or future, in violation of Section 6(c)(1) of the Commodities Exchange Act (the “Act”), and CFTC Regulation 180.1; (II) manipulation and attempted manipulation of…
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