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In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-08637

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

791(Labor: E.R.I.S.A.)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Thomas M. Durkin

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  1. September 01, 2020

    Chicken Farms Approve $13M Price-Fix Settlement

    Three poultry producers gave their nod of approval Monday to more than $13 million in settlements to resolve antitrust claims against them in Illinois federal court by a group of indirect buyers in price-fixing litigation over chicken prices.

  2. July 09, 2020

    Judge OKs Poultry Co., Buyers' $3M Deal In Price-Fix Suit

    An Illinois federal judge gave his preliminary approval to a $2.95 million settlement on Thursday between poultry producer Amick Farms LLC and a group of indirect buyers as part of litigation over an alleged price-fixing conspiracy for chicken.

  3. May 28, 2020

    Poultry Cos. Say Crisis Response First, Price-Fix Depos Later

    Chicken producers facing allegations of a sweeping price-fixing conspiracy have pushed back on poultry buyers' bid to get some depositions back underway, arguing they can't adequately prepare witnesses while straining to brace a food supply chain rocked by the pandemic.

  4. December 12, 2019

    Three More Chicken Cos. Settle Price-Fix Suit For $13M

    Three poultry producers agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle price-fixing claims in antitrust litigation over chicken prices, with a group of buyers urging an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to sign off on the deal.

  5. December 09, 2019

    Chicken Co. Dodges Winn-Dixie's Suit After Price-Fix Deal

    Supermarket chain Winn-Dixie and an affiliate can't bring their own lawsuit against a broiler chicken producer in a massive price-fixing suit because that producer has already settled claims lobbed by direct purchasers, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.

  6. September 25, 2019

    Chicken Price-Fix Depos Remain On Hold Amid DOJ Probe

    Parties involved in a massive broiler chicken price-fixing antitrust suit must push back depositions that had been scheduled for the fall, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday, deciding to extend a limited discovery stay to allow a parallel criminal investigation to progress. 

  7. September 10, 2019

    DOJ Subpoenas Sanderson Farms In Chicken Price-Fix Probe

    Sanderson Farms, one of the major poultry producers facing a price-fixing conspiracy lawsuit, disclosed Monday that it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the agency's own investigation into the alleged conspiracy.

  8. August 05, 2019

    DOJ Subpoenas Tyson Amid Chicken Industry Antitrust Probe

    The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed Tyson Foods Inc. seeking information related to the chicken industry, related to a probe into potentially anti-competitive conduct, Tyson announced in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday.

  9. June 27, 2019

    DOJ Gets 3 Mos. Discovery Stay In Chicken Price-Fixing Suit

    An Illinois federal judge said Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice can intervene in a massive chicken price-fixing suit, but is giving the government only a limited three-month discovery stay so the case isn't unnecessarily delayed.

  10. June 26, 2019

    Parties OK DOJ Intervention, Iffy On Stay In Chicken Price Suit

    A group of direct broiler chicken purchasers and the producers it accuses of fixing chicken prices agreed with the government's request to intervene in their case Wednesday, but the purchasers asked an Illinois federal judge not to pause discovery.