Lisa Phelan spoke to Bloomberg Law about the Department of Justice (DOJ) launching its third attempt at convincing a jury that some chicken manufacturing executives violated federal antitrust law by colluding to fix prices.
According to Lisa, in this latest attempt, the DOJ will likely simplify the case, as evidenced by its decision to cut the number of defendants to five.
The prosecutors will be best served by trying to explain the relationship between allegations and impact, like demonstrating for jurors that the defendants’ conduct may have contributed to consumers paying more for a meal at Wendy’s, Lisa said. “Simplifying down and clearly connecting the dots is the best path to a clear conviction in an antitrust case,” she said.
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