Kroger, Albertsons Must Pay AG Legal Fees After Merger Halt

By Ben Adlin ( February 27, 2026, 10:30 PM EST) -- Kroger and Albertsons must pay legal fees to the state attorneys general who challenged the grocery chains' now-scrapped $24.6 billion merger, an Oregon federal judge ruled Friday, denying the companies' argument that the court's temporary injunction in the case wasn't sufficient for the states to win back costs....

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