20. November 2020

No Management Board Liability at Villeroy & Boch

Dr. Thomas Trölitzsch and Dr. Donata Beck represented former CEO and supervisory board chairman Wendelin von Boch before the Saarbrücken Regional Court against an action brought by Villeroy & Boch AG claiming damages of €70 million against several former management board members due to an EU antitrust fine imposed on the company and several subsidiaries.

The action brought by Villeroy & Boch AG was dismissed by the court: It is the largest case known to date involving the recourse of an EU cartel fine in Germany.

You can access the JUVE report here.

Dr. Thomas Trölitzsch

+49 (0)711 60187-220
troelitzsch@oppenlaender.de

Dr. Donata Beck

+49 (0)711 60187-214
beck@oppenlaender.de

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