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 29, 2017

    Chicken Cos. Must Hand Over Fla. AG Docs In Antitrust Suit

    An Illinois magistrate judge on Thursday ordered poultry producers to turn over certain documents related to an investigation by the Florida attorney general’s office in a lawsuit over alleged antitrust and price-index-fixing concerns, but stopped short of requiring expanded disclosure of information and communications with the agency.

  2. August 07, 2017

    Buyers Reach $2.25M Deal In Broiler Chicken Antitrust Suit

    Direct purchasers in a proposed class action accusing poultry producers of colluding to fix the prices for broiler chickens urged an Illinois federal judge on Friday to sign off on a $2.25 million deal they struck with Fieldale Farms Corp.

  3. April 24, 2017

    Consumer Subpoenas Denied In Chicken Antitrust Suit

    An Illinois federal magistrate judge on Friday refused a putative class of consumers' document preservation subpoenas in a suit alleging Tyson Foods Inc. and other poultry producers colluded to increase the price of chickens by limiting their production and exchanging pricing details through a third party.

  4. February 06, 2017

    SEC Slaps Tyson With Subpoena Over Chicken Quota Suits

    Tyson Foods Inc. told shareholders on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hit it with a subpoena over allegations raised in class action lawsuits that the company conspired with other producers of broiler chickens to limit production and goose their profits.

  5. January 30, 2017

    Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's, Others Want Antitrust Suit Axed

    Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride and other poultry producers are urging an Illinois federal court to toss buyers' antitrust allegations that they conspired to fix chicken prices, saying the claims can’t stick under state laws and that growth patterns don't support the allegations.

  6. December 15, 2016

    Plucky Hagens Berman Wins Spot In Chicken Price Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday named Hagens Berman Sobeol Shapiro LLP as interim class counsel for food distributors in a proposed class action alleging that Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and other poultry producers conspired to fix chicken prices.

  7. September 02, 2016

    Poultry Producers Hit With Chicken Price Antitrust Suit

    Food distributor Maplevale Farms on Friday filed a proposed class action in Illinois against Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and several other poultry producers alleging they conspired to fix chicken prices.

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