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Marc E. Kasowitz, Daniel R. Benson, Hector Torres, Maria Gorecki


KBT&F client, Source Interlink Companies, Inc. ("Source"), has reached settlements with defendants Curtis Circulation Co., Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Inc. and Kable Distribution Services Inc. in its ongoing antitrust suit alleging that leading magazine publishers and their distributors conspired to force Source out of the wholesale single-issue magazine market.  The agreement, reached on Tuesday, April 14, follows settlement agreements Source entered into with defendants Time, Inc. and American Media Inc., among others.  The action continues against other defendants.  KBT&F partners Marc Kasowitz, Daniel Benson, Hector Torres and Maria Gorecki lead Source's representation.