Judge Allows Burford-Backed Lawsuit Against Turkey Producers to Proceed

Burford has secured a victory in price-fixing litigation brought in Chicago, where it defeated arguments by major turkey producers that Burford’s subsidiary Carina Ventures lacked the legal standing to press the claims because Carina is a litigation funder, not a direct market participant, having acquired the rights to the claims from food distributor Sysco. U.S. District Judge Sunil Harjani disagreed, finding that the legal framework does not prohibit such entities from participating in antitrust litigation, and emphasizing that any limitations on such involvement must be legislated by Congress rather than imposed by the courts.

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