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A trial team at Quinn Emanuel secured a $110 million antitrust verdict for client Pacific Steel Group in litigation against Commercial Metals Co.
November 08, 2024 at 08:25 AM
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First up this week is a trial team at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan led by Bill Price, Steig Olson and Rachael McCracken that secured a nine-digit antitrust verdict for client Pacific Steel Group in litigation against Commercial Metals Co. Federal jurors in Oakland, California, this week found that CMC suppressed competition in the market for rebar by pushing micromill-maker Danieli Corp. into a three-year exclusivity contract barring it from developing mills located within 500 miles of Rancho Cucamonga, California, leading to delays and extra costs for PSG's expansion into the market. Jurors awarded PSG $110 million, the full amount of requested damages and a number that's subject to trebling. The trial team for PSG also included Dan McCuaig and Ben Brown of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll.
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5 minute readLaw Firms Mentioned
- Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn
- Anderson & Quinn, LLC
- Anderson & Anderson LLP
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- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
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- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Kindel & Anderson
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