Sysco Says $140 Million Litigation Funder Blocking Lawyer Change
Sysco Corp. claims a litigation funder that gave the foods distributor $140 million to go after value-correcting lawsuits is blocking it from choosing new attorneys in the conditions. Burford Funds Ltd. is trying to find to scuttle settlements in at least two of the lawsuits, in which Sysco accuses poultry processors and meatpackers of antitrust…