United States of America v. Agri Stats, Inc.
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May 28, 2024
Agri Stats Can't Duck Or Transfer DOJ, States' Antitrust Suit
Agri Stats can't transfer or dismiss an antitrust case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and six states that accuses the third-party data compiler of helping meat processors swap sensitive business information, a Minnesota federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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May 24, 2024
Software-Aided Price Fixing Under Antitrust Assault
Claims that companies in the same industry are using software middlemen to fix prices are percolating in federal courts around the country, with cases targeting major operators in residential real estate, hospitality and health insurance, among other areas.
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May 20, 2024
Agri Stats Can't Pause DOJ Antitrust Suit Discovery
Agri Stats can't press pause on discovery while the Minnesota federal court overseeing the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust case against it decides whether to toss the enforcement action accusing the data compiler of helping meat processors swap sensitive business information.
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January 29, 2024
Enforcers Say Agri Stats Can't Duck Info Sharing Case
Enforcers told a Minnesota federal court that Agri Stats should not be able to escape allegations that it helped meat processors exchange competitively sensitive information by relying on a ruling in a separate case and saying it stopped producing some of the reports at issue.
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January 08, 2024
Agri Stats Looks To Toss DOJ Info-Sharing Case
Agricultural data firm Agri Stats told a Minnesota federal court an antitrust case from federal and state enforcers needs to be tossed because it relies on the same allegations about helping meat processors exchange information that have already been rejected in a private case.
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November 09, 2023
Agri Stats Wants Enforcement Action Moved To Illinois
Agri Stats has asked a Minnesota federal court to transfer the government's case accusing the company of operating an illegal information exchange for meat processors to Illinois, where a judge has already rejected similar claims in multidistrict litigation over chicken prices.
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November 06, 2023
4 States Join DOJ's Agri Stats Info-Sharing Lawsuit
Four states have joined the U.S. Department of Justice case accusing agricultural data firm Agri Stats Inc. of violating antitrust law by helping major chicken, pork and turkey processors exchange competitively sensitive information about production levels, costs and pricing.
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October 10, 2023
Agri Stats Wants DOJ Complaint Sealed, A Week After Filing
Agri Stats, the agricultural data company federal enforcers have accused of weakening competition by sharing information with meat processors, says the U.S. Department of Justice used confidential information in crafting its Sept. 28 complaint and is asking a Minnesota federal judge to remove the complaint from the public docket.
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September 28, 2023
DOJ Says Agri Stats Helped Meat Processors Control Market
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats on Thursday that accuses the data and consulting company of enabling major chicken, pork and turkey processors to exchange competitively sensitive information, which they can use to restrict supplies and raise prices.