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Sysco Corporation v. Glaz LLC et al

  1. June 28, 2023

    Burford, Sysco Agree To Drop Litigation Funding Suits

    Sysco Corp. and litigation funder Burford Capital have both agreed to voluntarily dismiss their respective suits against each other in a heated dispute in which Sysco claimed Burford blocked the food distributor from settling price-fixing claims against chicken suppliers, according to a pair of notices filed on Wednesday.

  2. April 14, 2023

    Sysco Barred From Dragging Burford Into Broiler Chicken Suit

    A Chicago federal judge overseeing antitrust claims against some of American's largest suppliers of chicken meat has declined to hear a separate lawsuit in which Sysco Corp. says the litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. is illegally blocking it from settling its price-fixing allegations.

  3. April 10, 2023

    Sysco Pushing To Drag Burford Into Antitrust Proceedings

    Sysco Corp. is pushing ahead with an effort to drag the litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. into antitrust proceedings the food distributor says are primed for settlement, despite Burford's objections, warning of a "piecemeal" result if the financier is left out of that case.

  4. April 04, 2023

    Burford Fights Sysco Bid To Join Antitrust, Injunction Cases

    Amid a struggle over control of a big-dollar antitrust case against food giant Sysco Corp., litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. urged an Illinois federal court Monday not to join that case to an action filed by Sysco attacking an injunction that is blocking settlements in the price-fixing suit.

  5. March 30, 2023

    Off Beat: Funding, Face-Offs & Food Fights

    A Texas federal judge who does significant patent work will be stepping down, drug companies sparring over patents at the U.S. Supreme Court found themselves again going toe-to-toe over a different area of law, California judges provided trial tips throughout March, and the integrity of popular snacks was brought into question in Illinois. Here's what intellectual property attorneys should know about these issues and others outside their practice.

  6. March 28, 2023

    Burford Asks Court To Nix Sysco's Litigation Funding Suit

    Burford Capital asked an Illinois federal court to see through Sysco Corp.'s "blatant forum shopping" and dismiss the behemoth food distributor's amended petition to vacate an arbitration award that is allowing the litigation funder to veto Sysco's settlements with meat suppliers accused of price-fixing.

  7. March 28, 2023

    US Chamber Backs Sysco In Litigation Funding Dispute

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce railed on Monday against the recent rise of third-party litigation funding, telling a Chicago federal judge that financiers can improperly influence legal proceedings and undermine attorney-client trust, in addition to posing a natural security risk.

  8. March 21, 2023

    Sysco Points To Settlement Policy In Burford Injunction Row

    Seeking to undo an unusual order blocking it from signing settlements in high-value antitrust litigation, food industry giant Sysco Corp. told an Illinois federal court that an arbitrator's recent injunction belies "uniform, nationwide public policy" in favor of settlements.

  9. March 15, 2023

    When A Litigation Funder Is Accused Of Taking Over The Case

    Legal finance behemoth Burford Capital promises it doesn't control the litigation it funds, but a recent lawsuit accusing it of blocking a client from inking "reasonable" settlements raises questions about who really steers a lawsuit when an outside funder gets involved.

  10. March 13, 2023

    Burford Has 'Initial Control' In Sysco Settlements, Panel Says

    Under the terms of a $140 million legal investment deal, Burford Capital Ltd. has "initial control" over Sysco Corp.'s ability to settle big-dollar antitrust cases against food suppliers, a New York arbitration panel has said in an order blocking two such deals.