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James J. Pizzirusso

1700 K Street, NW Suite 650
Washington, DC 20006
202.540.7200 ph
202.540.7201 fax
jpizzirusso@hausfeldllp.com
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Mr. Pizzirusso is a partner in Hausfeld LLP’s Washington, DC office.  His practice focuses primarily on consumer protection, sports and entertainment, antitrust, and environmental health.  In addition to practicing law, Mr. Pizzirusso has served as a Visiting Professor at George Washington University Law School.

Mr. Pizzirusso heads Hausfeld LLP’s Consumer Protection practice group and was one of the court-appointed, co-lead counsel in In re Tyson Foods, Inc., Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics Consumer Litigation (D. Md.) ($8 million nationwide settlement) and Radosti v. Envision EMI, LLC, (D.D.C.) ($17.5 million nationwide settlement).  He is currently serving as one of the lead counsel in Wolph v. Acer America, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) and In re PS3 “Other OS” Litigation (N.D. Cal.).   He was also recently involved in Pelletz v. Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (W.D. Wa.) and Ross v. Trex, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) -- both of which resulted in nationwide settlements on behalf of owners of defective decking materials. 

Mr. Pizzirusso is the primary attorney representing Carlton Ridenhour (“Chuck D”) of the rap group Public Enemy in seeking compensation for unpaid digital download royalties from Universal Music Group.  He also works on the Dryer v. Nat’l Football League litigation seeking damages from the NFL’s use of retired players’ images and likenesses.

In the antitrust field, Mr. Pizzirusso represents clients alleging price fixing and collusion in various agricultural sectors.  Mr. Pizzirusso is one of the principal attorneys in In re Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litigation (E.D. Pa.) ($25 million settlement with one defendant) and Brigiotta’s Farmland Produce and Garden Center, Inc. v. United Potato Growers of Idaho (D. Idaho) (alleging nationwide supply reduction and price fixing conspiracy in the potato industry).  He is also actively involved in antitrust litigation involving dairy farmers in the Southeast region.

Mr. Pizzirusso’s practice also includes domestic and international environmental and public health litigation.  He recently successfully resolved the claims of numerous farmers and landowners in Barbados who suffered reduced crop yields and property damages as a result of a massive jet fuel spill. 

Mr. Pizzirusso has been asked to appear as a panelist at several conferences around the country and presented on topics including consumer protection law, toxic torts, and public interest litigation.  Mr. Pizzirusso is also the author of several published papers.