Contact lens makers sue Utah over anti-price fixing law
Three contact lens manufacturers are suing Utah over a new law outlawing minimum prices for contact lenses, which the companies argue benefits Utah-based discount retailer 1-800-Contacts.
Contact lens makers Alcon Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson and Bausch & Lomb argue in three separate federal lawsuits filed this week that Utah's law is unconstitutional.
They say the minimum prices allow optometrists to recommend lenses