How do you say, “Pony up” in French?
Whatever the literal translation, that’s what a French court said to medical device monoliths Boston Scientific Corp. and Medtronic Inc. after the pair lost a bid to squelch an anti-trust case there, the Bloomberg news service reported via Boston.com.
The companies lost a 2007 anti-trust case in which five firms were accused of conspiring to subvert French university hospital’s public bidding process. France’s antitrust regulator ordered the five companies to pay a $3.45 million fine to settle the case.