Kroger will face off with regulators over its embattled proposed merger with Albertsons – this time against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser held a virtual media briefing Thursday to provide an update on the lawsuit looking to block the potential merger between grocers Kroger and Albertsons. The challenge brought forth by Weiser follows two other lawsuits in Oregon and Washington State claiming a merger between the two would

The trial for the case brought forth by Colorado against the parent companies who run King Soopers and Safeway stores across the state will begin on Monday — marking the start of the third trial attempting to block the proposed $25 billion deal.

The Colorado attorney general’s office will argue that the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons will hurt workers, shoppers and farmers.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says the chains monitor each other’s prices and that when there’s little competition, prices for groceries go up.

The Colorado attorney general’s office will argue in next week that the merger of grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons would harm customers, employees and area farmers.