,  11/9/2006

The firm was a member of the Plaintiffs' Counsels' Steering Committee in In re High Fructose Corn Syrup Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1083, (C.D. Ill.), an antitrust suit alleging a price fixing conspiracy on the part of manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup. As a member of the Steering Committee, the firm litigated the case for over five years. That case has now resulted in settlements totaling approximately $500 million.