ANTITRUST

Kohn Swift has served as co-lead counsel since 2012 in 28 direct purchaser cases alleging price fixing and bid rigging for numerous automotive parts. The criminal investigation has been described as the largest in Department of Justice history. To date, Kohn Swift and its co-counsel have obtained over $359.5 million in recoveries.

Kohn Swift was selected to serve as sole lead counsel for a class of direct purchasers of packaged ice from among numerous well-credentialed law firms. The class was defined as “All purchasers of Packaged Ice who purchased Packaged Ice in the United States directly from any of the Defendants or their subsidiaries or affiliates at any time during the period from 2001 to 2008.” The case settled for $26.5 million.

Kohn Swift was part of the team that successfully litigated antitrust claims on behalf of a class of direct purchasers of cheese and butter against large dairy cooperatives and their trade association that were alleged to have agreed to reduce the supply of milk in order to raise the price of cheese and butter. The case settled for $220 million.

In this class action, the court appointed Kohn Swift sole lead counsel in the first-of-its-kind sealed bid “auction” procedure in an antitrust case, concluding: “Although a small firm by today’s megafirm standards, it has amply demonstrated its ability to handle major litigation.” The case settled for more than $50 million.

Kohn Swift represented a roofing distributor claiming its competitors and material suppliers organized a group boycott against his company. After Kohn Swift successfully obtained reversal of a summary judgment for the defendants, the case settled.

Kohn Swift was selected to serve as co-lead counsel for a class of direct purchasers alleging price fixing of Automotive Refinishing Paint. Settlements totaling $105.75 million were achieved for plaintiffs and the class.