Antitrust trials are usually dominated by dreadfully boring expert testimony over economic models and vertical v. horizontal agreements. Van Beckwith is representing Valhi subsidiary Waste Control Specialists of Dallas against the U.S. Justice Dept. in the first antitrust trial of the Trump era. About 180 West Texas jobs and $367 million are at stake. This trial conducted earlier this month was anything but boring. In fact, it got personal. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
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