3M, in NY Federal Lawsuit, Accuses NJ Co. of Price-Gouging N95 Masks in Offer to NYC Govt.
N95 manufacturer 3M is suing a New Jersey-based company for telling New York City officials it could provide millions of the face masks, for five to six times their list price, according to a suit filed Friday in Manhattan federal court.
April 10, 2020 at 03:16 PM
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N95 manufacturer 3M is suing a New Jersey-based company for telling New York City officials it could provide millions of the medical-grade face masks, which are essential for health care workers who treat COVID-19 patients, for five to six times their list price, according to a suit filed Friday in the Southern District of New York.
Performance Supply LLC emailed a $45 million quote to the city's Office of Citywide Procurement at the end of March, using 3M's logo and leading officials to believe it was an authorized distributor of the masks, 3M attorney John Mancini of Mayer Brown wrote in the complaint.
"The mere association of 3M's valuable brand with such shameless price-gouging harms the brand, not to mention its more serious threat to public health agencies that are under strain in the midst of a worldwide pandemic," Mancini wrote.
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