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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. January 30, 2023

    Chicken Buyers Fight Bid To Toss Price-Fixing Claims

    Broiler chicken buyers have opposed producers' bid to toss their state law claims in a massive price-fixing litigation in Illinois federal court, saying the relevant statutes apply to their consumer protection claims because their federal claims have already survived.

  2. November 18, 2022

    Chick-Fil-A Latest Eatery To Settle Poultry Price-Fixing Claims

    Chick-fil-A Inc. has agreed to settle its suit against Tyson Foods alleging the company conspired with other food producers to fix and inflate chicken prices, the latest deal in the litigation, according to a Friday filing in Illinois federal court.

  3. November 01, 2022

    Poultry Co. Settles Price-Fixing Claims With 12 Restaurants

    Poultry grower George's has settled claims from Golden Corral, White Castle, Boston Market and nine other restaurant companies alleging it conspired with other food producers to inflate and fix chicken prices.

  4. October 25, 2022

    Wash. AG Inks $10.5M Chicken Price Fixing Deal With Tyson

    The Washington state attorney general's office reached a $10.5 million settlement with Tyson Foods in the enforcer's state lawsuit accusing more than a dozen chicken producers of conspiring to manipulate prices.

  5. August 26, 2022

    Chicken Buyers Defend Bid-Rigging Claims In Price-Fix Suit

    Walmart and some of its direct buyer peers accusing major broiler chicken producers of price-fixing defended a chunk of their allegations by telling an Illinois federal judge that Koch Foods, Wayne Farms and others "misunderstand basic conspiracy law."

  6. June 24, 2022

    Costco Can't Subpoena Itself To Use Chicken Docs In Arb.

    An Illinois federal magistrate judge refused Thursday to let Costco Wholesale Corp. "circumvent" confidentiality protections for documents in a sprawling antitrust lawsuit accusing major chicken producers of price-fixing, documents Costco wanted to use in parallel arbitration against Tyson Foods Inc.

  7. May 27, 2022

    Chicken Buyers Get Class Cert. In Sprawling Price-Fixing Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday certified classes of direct purchasers, indirect purchasers and end-user consumers in a sprawling antitrust lawsuit alleging more than a dozen major broiler chicken producers, including Sanderson Farms Inc. and Perdue Foods, conspired to limit chicken production to boost prices.

  8. May 11, 2022

    Chicken Buyers Say Class Cert. Is Warranted In Price-Fix Row

    Plaintiffs claiming the nation's largest broiler chicken producers coordinated and limited chicken production with the goal to raise prices told an Illinois federal judge Wednesday that they "did the work" to show their claims warrant the class action treatment and that their models and expert analysis show antitrust impact and damages common to the proposed classes.

  9. May 10, 2022

    Chicken Cos. Say Class Treatment Improper In Price-Fix Fight

    Broiler chicken producers defending price-fixing accusations in a massive consolidated suit argued Tuesday that an Illinois federal judge should reject the bid by consumers and businesses for class treatment because their evidence oversimplifies the companies' individual and otherwise logical response to major market inhibitors.

  10. May 05, 2022

    Chicken Buyers Can't Block Settlement Sharing Language

    An Illinois federal judge has refused to nix portions of poultry producers' judgment sharing agreement that may disadvantage chicken buyers in settlement talks with producers accused of price-fixing, rejecting assertions that the assailed sections discourage defendants from settling.

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