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'The evidence is clear:' Poultry producer Sanderson Farms wins at trial, says proves no conspiracy to inflate chicken prices
While competitors opted to settle for hundreds of millions of dollars, chicken producer Sanderson Farms opted to defend itself at trial before a jury, and won. The verdict can still be appealed. -
Koch, HRF agree to pay $75M to settle supermarkets' chicken price fixing suits
Deals mean chicken producers have collectively paid $284 million so far to settle lawsuits brought by supermarkets and other so-called "direct purchasers," claiming they conspired to artificially boost chicken prices. Lawyers are generally claiming about one-third of the payouts. -
Judge ends part of lawsuit over synthetic chemicals allegedly found in Kraft Mac & Cheese
Too early to say whether product packaging omitted key information, the judge ruled, so the lawsuit will continue, at least in part -
Judge won't let turkey producers end class action accusing them of fixing prices of Thanksgiving birds
The lawsuits are similar to those that hatched settlements worth hundreds of millions of dollars from many of the same companies over chicken prices -
Judge OKs $56M fees for lawyers that led big chicken price-fixing lawsuit vs Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride, other producers
More than 20 law firms logged 100,000 hours since 2016 to reach $170M in settlements, so they are entitled to roughly one-third of the total fund after expenses, a Chicago federal judge said -
Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride headed to $155M settlement in chicken price-fixing suit
Lawyers are scheduled to receive up to one-third of the settlement, or $51 million, for their work on the litigation, that dates back to 2016. -
Judge blocks 3 firms from trying to pick off clients from broiler chicken class action
The order says The Coffman Firm; Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer; and Williams Montgomery and John, sent 'misleading, slanted and potentially confusing' letters to supermarkets and others suing chicken producers over prices -
Judge: Plaintiffs have work to do to press labeling fraud claim vs makers of Orijen, Acana brand cat foods
A federal judge took a large bite out of a class action complaint involving the makers of premium cat food. -
Appeals court: Containerboard buyers didn’t prove makers Georgia Pacific, Westrock fixed prices
A Chicago federal appeals panel has upheld a lower court ruling that boarded up a class action antitrust suit against Georgia Pacific and Westrock, which alleged they conspired to fix prices for containerboard. Judges again found the companies were not colluding, but rather making parallel moves in reaction to the market. -
Judge breaks down cardboard antitrust action, says prices were raised, but no evidence of scheme
A Chicago federal judge has boxed up a class action antitrust suit against two containerboard companies, which alleged the companies conspired to fix prices, saying plaintiffs may have raised prices and cut production, but defendants failed to show the acts were part of a scheme and not simply reactions to the market. -
Antitrust class action: Poultry producers manipulated market, kept chicken prices too high
Maplevale Farms, one of the country’s leading food service providers, has brought a federal class action antitrust lawsuit against the country’s top poultry producers, alleging they conspired to hatch a plan to manipulate the supply of chicken to keep the price of the birds artificially high, harvesting bumper profits. -
Judge clears nationwide lawsuit to proceed vs Rustoleum over 'latent defects' in Restore deck products
A federal judge has given the green light to a class action against the makers of Rustoleum, saying, to this point, the plaintiffs in the nationwide warranty and consumer fraud litigation over “latent defects” in the Restore deck restoration product have produced enough evidence and legal precedent to move forward with their case.