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Lawyer: Guilty pleas make price-fixing tuna suits easier to prove, but trial still possible

The recent news that StarKist & Co will plead guilty to price-fixing charges is poised to make life easier for civil plaintiffs suing the US tuna canners

By Jason Smith | Oct. 22, 2018 18:09 BST
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The news that StarKist & Co, the last of the US 'big three' tuna canners has admitted to have engaged in price fixing, will make it easier for civil plaintiffs to prove their case, a lawyer told Undercurrent News.  [...]

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