American Antitrust Institute Recognizes Dr. Russell Lamb, Mr. Christopher Jackman, and Mrs. Adrienne Sexton for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Economics

American Antitrust Institute Recognizes Dr. Russell Lamb, Mr. Christopher Jackman, and Mrs. Adrienne Sexton for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Economics Today, November 12, 2020, the American Antitrust Institute (“AAI”) is awarding Monument Economics Group’s Dr. Russell Lamb, Mr. Christopher Jackman, and Mrs. Adrienne Sexton with the 2020 Antitrust Enforcement Award for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Economics for their work on the In re Namenda Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (“Namenda”) matter.

Verizon Employees Win Class Certification in ERISA Action

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe certified a class of participants in Verizon’s 401(k) Plan pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), finding that Plaintiff Melina N. Jacobs has standing by virtue of her indirect investment in the Global Opportunity Fund through the Plan’s Target Date Funds. Verizon challenged her standing, saying she had no direct investment and did not demonstrate a loss. However, the Court disagreed, saying that it was sufficient that she realized “a more modest gain” by virtue of the inclusion of the Global Opportunity Fund in the Plan’s Target Date Funds.