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Law Practice

Apr. 2, 2013

Latham accused of conflict in antitrust case

A former client accused Latham & Watkins LLP of having a conflict of interest in a large pending antitrust class action and has moved to disqualify the law firm from the case.

By Alexandra Schwappach
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A former client accused Latham & Watkins LLP of having a conflict of interest in a large pending antitrust class action and has moved to disqualify the law firm from the case. Latham has been defending Union Pacific Railroad Company in a case alleging that various railroad interests conspired to put artificially high fuel surcharges in effect since last year. In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, 07-00489...

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