Producers

Explosive Testimony: Former Seven Network Producer’s Lawyer Accuses Bruce Lehrmann of Deafening Silence

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Sydney, Australia – The defamation case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson took a dramatic turn when former Seven Network producer Taylor Auerbach testified in the Federal Court last week. Auerbach’s lawyer, Rebekah Giles, argued that Bruce Lehrmann’s “silence was deafening” in response to the explosive evidence regarding his dealings with the network, according to court submissions released by the Federal Court. The case centers around Lehrmann’s defamation claim over an interview on The Project, in which Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped by an unnamed colleague at Parliament House in 2019. The criminal … Read more

Egg Producers Ordered to Pay $17.7 Million in Damages in Landmark Overcharging Lawsuit: Food Giants Triumph

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Egg producers in the United States have been ordered to pay $17.7 million in damages to major food companies after being found guilty in a lawsuit alleging overcharging. The defendants include Cal-Maine Foods, Rose Acre Farms, United Egg Producers, and United States Egg Marketers. The lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court in 2011 by Kraft Heinz, Kellogg, General Mills, and Nestlé. They claimed that the egg producers had conspired to control supply and manipulate egg prices between 1999 and 2008. During the trial, it emerged that the egg suppliers had exported … Read more

Egg Producers Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Limit Supply, Ordered to Pay $53 Million in Damages

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Indianapolis — A federal jury in Illinois has awarded $17.7 million in damages, tripled to over $53 million under federal law, to multiple food manufacturing companies in their lawsuit against major egg producers. The companies accused the egg producers of conspiring to limit the egg supply in the United States, leading to increased product prices during the 2000s. The jury determined that the actions took place between 2004 and 2008. The verdict was reached on Friday in the Northern District of Illinois. According to federal antitrust law, the damages are automatically tripled, resulting in a … Read more

Egg Producers Hit with $53 Million Verdict for Conspiracy to Limit Supply and Increase Prices

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Chicago, IL – A federal jury in Illinois has awarded $17.7 million in damages to several food manufacturing companies who filed a lawsuit against major egg producers over allegations of conspiring to limit the egg supply in the United States. The damages, which were automatically tripled under federal law to over $53 million, were the result of a jury ruling that the egg producers engaged in practices to restrict the domestic egg supply and increase prices during the 2000s. The specific timeframe identified by the jury for the conspiracy was between 2004 and 2008. Court … Read more