Jared Dummitt is an associate in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice. Jared represents a broad range of individuals and businesses in civil litigation, with a focus on multi-district class actions and antitrust litigation.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Jared was an associate for an internationally renowned litigation law firm, handling both defense and plaintiff-side matters involving class actions, antitrust, intellectual property, and appeals, as well as employment discrimination.
Before entering private practice, Jared clerked for the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and for the Honorable Michael Daly Hawkins of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Prior to law school, Jared worked as a legal analyst at a highly regarded global disputes and Investigations law firm.
- New York
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2018
- University of Chicago, B.A., 2013
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Kimba M. Wood, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2019 – 2020)
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Michael Daly Hawkins, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2018 – 2019)
Current Cases
In Re Axon VieVu Antitrust Litigation
In Re Axon VieVu Antitrust Litigation (D.N.J.): Cohen Milstein, as Co-Lead Counsel, represents the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and other municipalities in this consolidated antitrust class action, alleging that Axon unlawfully monopolized the markets for body-worn camera systems and long-range conducted energy weapons, such as Tasers, through acquiring its largest competitor and signing decade-long non-compete, market allocation, and no-poach agreements with its main competitor.
Pacific Steel Group v. Commercial Metals Company, et al.
Pacific Steel Group v. Commercial Metals Company (N.D. Cal.): Cohen Milstein represents Pacific Steel Group, a steel rebar fabricator, in challenging the lawfulness of an agreement extracted by one of the world’s largest steel companies (CMC) from the world's only manufacturer of steel rebar micro mills to refuse to build a micro mill for Pacific Steel in any location that could threaten CMC's rebar monopoly in Southern California or otherwise allow Pacific Steel to become a more formidable competitor in the downstream rebar fabrication market.
Rotavirus Antitrust Litigation
Baltimore v. Merck (E.D. Pa.): Cohen Milstein is representing the City of Baltimore in this putative antitrust class action, alleging that Merck’s bundled “loyalty” program for the rotavirus vaccine called RotaTeq is a scheme to leverage and maintain its monopoly in Rotavirus vaccines. As a consequence, Plaintiffs claim that Merck is able to charge customers supercompetitive prices.
Investigations
PVC Pipe Price-Fixing Investigation
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November 5, 2024
Texas Rebar Giant CMC Hit With $110M Antitrust Verdict
A California federal jury hit Commercial Metals Co. with a $110 million antitrust verdict on Tuesday, finding the Texas rebar giant liable for multiple antitrust violations and awarding Pacific Steel Group millions of dollars in lost profits and other damages.
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October 28, 2024
Rebar Giant Pushed ‘Hands-Off Calif.’ Deal, Antitrust Jury Told
Commercial Metals Co.'s ex-CEO conceded during a federal antitrust jury trial Monday that the Texas rebar giant pushed micromill-maker Danieli Corp. into a "hands-off California" exclusivity provision barring Danieli from developing most Golden State rival mills days after discovering Pacific Steel Group was planning to build a mill in Southern California with Danieli.
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October 23, 2024
Texas Rebar Giant Accused Of Crushing Rivals As Trial Opens
Pacific Steel Group’s counsel told a California federal jury during trial openings Tuesday that Texas rebar giant Commercial Metals Co. used anticompetitive tactics to “crush” competition and drive up rebar prices in the Golden State, while CMC’s counsel said evidence will show PSG can only blame itself for its problems. The parties’ opening statements kicked […]
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