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Morris et al v. Tyson Chicken Inc et al
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4:15-cv-00077
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October 27, 2020
Tyson Chicken Can't Duck Most Antitrust Suit Claims
A Kentucky federal judge on Tuesday denied Tyson Chicken summary judgment on most claims in a battle with chicken farmers accusing the company of flouting antitrust laws, ruling there is a dispute of material fact over whether Tyson is a monopsonist adversely affecting or likely to affect competition.
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May 26, 2020
Tyson Asks To Be Named Victor In Antitrust Suit
Tyson Chicken is asking to be declared the winner in a battle with a flock of chicken farmers who have accused the company of flouting antitrust laws by using a secretive tournament-style process to decide who gets paid what.
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November 16, 2015
Tyson Can't Pluck Fraud Claim From 'Tournament' Suit
Tyson Chicken Inc. must face fraud allegations stemming from its purported practice of basing compensation for its chicken growers on secret criteria in a "tournament" system after a Kentucky federal judge ruled Thursday that the economic loss doctrine doesn't apply because the case is about services, not property.
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June 02, 2015
Poultry Farmers Sue Tyson Over Pay-For-Performance Scheme
Tyson Chicken Inc. allegedly pays its chicken growers through an arbitrary "tournament" system that pits farmers against one another based on criteria Tyson keeps secret, according to a suit removed to Kentucky federal court Monday, shortly after "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver highlighted the practice.