LAW360: JBS Reaches $25M Beef Price Fixing Deal With Indirect Buyers "JBS USA Food Co. Has agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims filed by a class of indirect beef product purchasers accusing the meat processing giant of participating in a nationwide scheme to constrain the supply of beef products and drive up prices [...]
CGL's Charles Tiefer quoted and cited in New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg's complaint against Jim Jordan. The Manhattan district attorney on Tuesday sued Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in an extraordinary step intended to keep congressional Republicans from interfering in the office’s criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump. "There hasn’t been a [...]
Pork Antitrust Litigation – CGL Wins Certification of Food Preparer Class On March 29, 2023, CGL won certification of a damages class composed of commercial food preparers, such as restaurants, that purchased pork in 27 states and the District of Columbia along with a nationwide injunctive class in In re Pork Antitrust Litigation, No. 18-cv-1776. [...]
CGL settles monopolization case against Varsity Brands for $43.5 million. CGL has settled a Section 2 monopolization case against Defendants Varsity Brands, LLC, Varsity Spirit, LLC, Varsity Spirit Fashion & Supplies, LLC (collectively, “Varsity”), and U.S. All Star Federation, Inc. (“USASF”) for $43.5 million and filed preliminary approval papers today. This litigation concerns the All [...]
CGL announces proposed settlement in thread count case with Macy's for $10.5m. CGL announces that it has entered into an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit commenced in 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The case is captioned Hawes, et al. v. Macy’s West Stores, Inc., Case No. 1-17-CV-00754 (DRC). [...]
Charles Tiefer Quoted in NY Times Article - G.O.P. Demands on Prosecutor in Trump Case Test Limits of Oversight Power WASHINGTON — The demand by House Republicans for information from a local prosecutor in New York about his criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump is pushing an already escalating fight over the scope [...]
Amanda Lewis' Senate testimony quoted in Politico. CGL's Amanda Lewis is quoted in the article 'Washington prepares for war with Amazon'. Politico reports "The Biden administration is planning to take action soon on at least three of its half-dozen investigations of Amazon — moves that could lead to a blitz of litigation to rein in [...]
Amanda Lewis’ testimony from the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Amanda Lewis testified before the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ms Lewis urged Congress to move quickly to pass both AICOA and OAMA (Open App Markets Act) into law. [...]
CGL's Amanda Lewis testified before the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Hearing entitled, Reining in Dominant Digital Platforms: Restoring Competition to Our Digital Markets. Full testimony to follow. Link to committee website
Charles Tiefer publishes expanded Holman Rule essay in The Conversation How the ‘Holman rule’ allows the House to fast-track proposals to gut government programs without debate or much thought at all. Link to full article