OVERVIEW
Suzanne is a Senior Litigation Paralegal with more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of case management and litigation support in complex litigation and appellate matters before both federal and state courts and in various alternative dispute resolution forums, including arbitration, mediations and disputes review board proceedings both domestically and abroad.
EDUCATION
James Madison University, B.S.
AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association, Member (2023 - Present)
PUBLICATIONS
EVENTS
PERSPECTIVES
Experience
Antitrust/Competition
- In re Broiler Chicken Grower Antitrust Litigation – Represents a certified class of broiler chicken farmers (referred to as “Growers”) claim that over twenty of the country’s largest poultry producers, including Tyson, Pilgrim’s, Perdue, Koch Foods, and Sanderson Farms colluded to suppress Grower pay through agreements not to recruit, solicit, or “poach” one another’s Growers and through comprehensive and systematic exchanges of Grower compensation information. Settlements have been reached with Tyson ($21 million), Perdue ($14.75 million), Koch Foods ($15.5 million), Sanderson Farms ($17.75 million), and Pilgrim's Pride ($100 million) totaling $169 million.
- In re Diisocyanates Antitrust Litigation – In which the firm represents a class of direct purchasers of the industrial chemicals methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) in claims against major industrial suppliers for conspiring to artificially inflate prices in violation of federal antitrust law.
- In re Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation – In which the firm represents a class of TV advertisers in multidistrict litigation alleging broadcast giants violated federal law by conspiring to fix prices for local TV advertisements.