In re Chocolate Confectionary Antitrust Litigation
In In re Chocolate Confectionary Antitrust Litigation, provided expert testimony on behalf of defendant Nestlé USA. Analyzed economic evidence regarding Nestlé USA’s participation in an alleged conspiracy to fix prices of chocolate confections in the United States. Also addressed liability and damages analyses proffered by class and direct action economic experts. Judge Conner granted summary judgment in favor of the three named defendants—Hershey, Mars, and Nestlé USA—against the class of direct purchasers and direct purchasers that had filed individual lawsuits.