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Western Range Association, ranches denied dismissal of US wage-fixing claims

( August 8, 2025, 20:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Western Range Association and its member ranches and have been denied dismissal of US wage-fixing claims brought by sheep rancher Cirilo Ucharima Alvarado, with a Nevada federal judge ruling that the defendant isn't entitled to antitrust immunity as it claimed, and that Alvarado has sufficiently alleged per se Sherman Act violations. In his third amended complaint, Alvarado successfully alleged that the WRA instructs its members "that they will all pay the minimum allowable wage for H-2A sheepherders," and that the defendants horizontally allocated the market for foreign H-2A sheepherders among its members, US District Judge Miranda Du said in his order from the District of Nevada.See attached document: ...

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