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In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
1:16-cv-08637
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
- Ahern & Associates
- Almeida Law Group
- Alston & Bird
- Amundsen Davis
- ArentFox Schiff
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Axinn Veltrop
- Axler Goldich
- Bailey Brauer
- Baker Donelson
- Bancroft PLLC
- Barack Ferrazzano
- Baron Harris
- Barrett Johnston
- Bartko LLP
- Benesch
- Bernstein Liebhard
- Bilzin Sumberg
- Block Firm
- BoiesBattin
- Boies Schiller
- Butler Reichline
- Cadwalader Wickersham
- Carlton Fields
- Carpenter Lipps
- Cera LLP
- Clark Hill
- Clement & Murphy
- Coffman Law Firm
- Cohen Milstein
- Conner & Winters
- Cooley LLP
- Cotchett Pitre
- Cotsirilos Tighe
- Covington & Burling
- Criden & Love
- Croke Fairchild
- Dentons
- DiCello Levitt
- D. Klar Law
- Dykema
- Edelson Lechtzin
- Eimer Stahl
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Falkenberg Ives
- FeganScott
- Fine Kaplan
- Fox Swibel
- Frankfurt Kurnit
- Freed Kanner
- Goldman Scarlato
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Greenberg Traurig
- Gustafson Gluek
- Hagens Berman
- Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
- Hammond Law
- Hammond Law PC
- Harper Little
- Hart McLaughlin
- Heins Mills
- Hellmuth & Johnson
- Hinkle Shanor
- Hogan Lovells
- Hunton Andrews
- Jackson Lewis PC
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- Jordan Price
- Joseph D. Carney & Associates
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Kaplan Fox
- Karon LLC
- Kasowitz Benson
- Katten Muchin
- Kellogg Hansen
- Kenny Nachwalter
- Kirby McInerney
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Kohn Swift
- Kopecky Schumacher
- Kutak Rock
- Law Group of Northwest Arkansas
- Law Office of Thomas J. Nolan
- Law Offices of Michael M. Mulder
- L&G Law Group
- Lipe Lyons
- Lite DePalma
- Littler Mendelson
- Lockridge Grindal
- Lynch Thompson
- Manning Gross
- Marcus & Shapira
- Marks & Klein
- Matt Singer Law
- Mayer Brown
- McGuireWoods
- Milberg Coleman
- Miller Canfield
- Miller Shakman
- MoloLamken
- Moore & Van Allen
- NastLaw
- Neal Gerber
- Norton Rose
- Novack & Macey
- Nussbaum Law Group
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Patzik Frank
- Paul Hastings
- Paul Weiss
- Pearson Warshaw
- Polsinelli PC
- Preti Flaherty
- Proskauer Rose
- Quinn Emanuel
- Rachlis Duff
- Raines Feldman
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Ridley McGreevy
- Riley Safer
- Salvatore Prescott
- Saveri & Saveri
- Seeger Weiss
- Sherman Atlas
- Sherrard Roe
- Shindler Anderson
- Shook Hardy
- Sidley Austin
- Skadden Arps
- Smith Gambrell
- Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles
- Spector Roseman
- Sperling & Slater
- Stearns Weaver
- Steven Williams Law
- Steyer Lowenthal
- Stinson LLP
- Stranch Jennings
- Strauss Borrelli
- Susman Godfrey
- Swanson Martin
- Taus Cebulash
- TottisLaw
- Vaughan & Murphy
- Vedder Price
- Venable LLP
- Vinson & Elkins
- Wallace Miller
- Weil Gotshal
- Wexler Boley
- Wheeler Trigg
- White & Case
- Williams Barber
- Winston & Strawn
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Wollmuth Maher
- Zelle LLP
Companies
- Agri Stats Inc.
- Ahold Delhaize
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
- Aramark
- Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc.
- Bi-Lo
- BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
- Bloomin' Brands Inc.
- Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
- Boston Market Corp.
- Brinker International Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- Brookshire Grocery
- Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.
- Caesars Entertainment Inc.
- Campbell Soup Co.
- Captain D's LLC
- Carl Buddig & Co.
- Case Farms LLC
- Checkers Drive In Restaurants Inc.
- Chick-fil-A Inc.
- CKE Restaurants Inc.
- Compass Group PLC
- Conagra Brands Inc.
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- Domino's Pizza Inc.
- El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- Fareway Stores Inc.
- Ferraro Foods Inc.
- Fieldale Farms Corp.
- FOCUS Brands Inc.
- Foster Farms
- George's Inc.
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Gordon Food Service Inc.
- Hooters LLC
- House of Raeford Farms Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- Keystone Foods LLC
- Koch Foods
- Mar-Jac Poultry
- Maximum Quality Foods
- McDonald's Corp.
- McLane Co. Inc.
- Nestle SA
- Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
- Peco Foods Inc.
- Perdue Farms Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly LLC
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
- Pinnacle Foods Inc.
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- Rabobank
- Sam's Club
- Sanderson Farms Inc.
- Save Mart Supermarkets
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Services Group of America
- Shamrock Foods Co.
- Sherwood Food Distributors LLC
- Simmons Foods Inc.
- Sodexo SA
- Supervalu Inc.
- Sysco Corp.
- Target Corp.
- The Cheesecake Factory Inc.
- The Fresh Market Inc.
- The Golub Corp.
- The Kroger Co.
- Tyson Foods Inc.
- Unified Grocers Inc.
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Walmart Inc.
- Wawa Inc.
- Whatabrands LLC
- Whataburger Restaurants LLC
- White Castle Management Co.
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
- Zaxby's Holdings LLC
Sectors & Industries:
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October 01, 2021
Chicken Buyers Nab $93.5M Deals In Price-Fixing Row
Commercial and institutional indirect purchasers reached three settlements totaling $93.5 million with Tyson Chicken, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation and Mar-Jac Poultry, which were among the poultry giants that have been accused of engaging in a years-long scheme to fix chicken prices.
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September 17, 2021
Chicken Buyers Nab $8M, $3.3M Deals In Price-Fixing Row
A group of consumers asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to grant an initial sign-off to a nearly $8 million deal with Mar-Jac Poultry and a $3.3 million deal with Harrison Poultry to resolve claims that the companies engaged in a years-long scheme to fix chicken prices.
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August 16, 2021
McDonald's Looks To Join Broiler Chicken Price-Fix Litigation
McDonald's Corp. filed suit against poultry producers Monday, telling an Illinois federal court that it intends to join sprawling litigation over an allegedly multipronged, years-long scheme to fix chicken prices.
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August 06, 2021
Pilgrim's To Pay $76M To Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Claims
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has agreed to pay consumers $75.5 million to settle claims it conspired with competitors to fix the price of broiler chicken, the company's latest deal in sweeping litigation filed in Illinois federal court over the alleged long-running scheme.
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August 05, 2021
Court Mulls Sliding Scale For Fees In Chicken Antitrust Suit
The Illinois federal judge overseeing price-fixing litigation against major broiler chicken producers said he's considering awarding fees on a sliding scale as class counsel seeks an interim payment of $57 million in attorney fees from a $155 million settlement.
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June 02, 2021
Chicken Buyers Can't 'Chase Ghosts' In Claims Against Bank
An agricultural bank has ducked price-fixing claims from a group of chicken buyers, at least for now, as an Illinois federal judge said the "unsuspicious fact" that the bank communicated with producers falls short of plausibly alleging it helped them conspire to keep supplies of chicken artificially low.
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May 20, 2021
DOJ Expands Poultry Probe With 2nd Corp. Indictment
The U.S. Department of Justice announced price-fixing criminal charges Thursday against Claxton Poultry Farms, the second major poultry producer charged and the first to be indicted rather than cut a deal, although the DOJ investigation has led to 10 criminal indictments against individual executives from several companies.
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April 30, 2021
Poultry CEO Says Civil Deposition Creates 'Hobson's Choice'
Former Pilgrim's Pride CEO Jayson Penn moved to intervene Thursday in the consolidated civil antitrust litigation accusing major chicken producers of price-fixing, seeking to stay his deposition in light of his criminal indictment for his alleged role in the same scheme.
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March 22, 2021
Ill. Judge Gives Early OK To $104M Deal With Chicken Cos.
An Illinois federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to a $104 million settlement with four poultry producers to resolve claims from a group of consumers who say the companies engaged in a long-term scheme to fix prices for broiler chickens.
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March 02, 2021
Consumers Want Court OK For $104M Deal With Chicken Cos.
A group of consumers has asked an Illinois federal judge for early approval of a $104 million settlement with four poultry producers to resolve claims they engaged in a long-term scheme to fix prices for broiler chickens.