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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
- Croke Fairchild
- Altair Law
- Axinn Veltrop
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Edelson Lechtzin
- Stinson LLP
- Matt Singer Law
- Sherrard Roe
- Ahern & Associates
- Joseph D. Carney & Associates
- Hunton Andrews
- Miller Canfield
- Freed Kanner
- Clement & Murphy
- Shindler Anderson
- Steven Williams Law
- Amundsen Davis
- Boies Schiller
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Law Office of Thomas J. Nolan
- Mason LLP (Washington, DC)
- Bilzin Sumberg
- Wexler Boley
- Kohn Swift
- Goldman Scarlato
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Alston & Bird
- Winston & Strawn
- DiCello Levitt
- Law Group of Northwest Arkansas
- Bartko LLP
- Steyer Lowenthal
- Gustafson Gluek
- Cera LLP
- Hagens Berman
- Riley Safer
- Greenspoon Marder
- TottisLaw
- Weil Gotshal
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- Stranch Jennings
- Aronberg Goldgehn
- MoloLamken
- Zelle LLP
- Cotchett Pitre
- Benesch
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Smith Gambrell
- Neal Gerber
- Eimer Stahl
- Dykema
- Miller Shakman
- FeganScott
- Littler Mendelson
- Strauss Borrelli
- Manning Law Firm
- Dentons
- Greenberg Traurig
- Lite DePalma
- Stearns Weaver
- Coffman Law Firm
- Williams Barber
- Wollmuth Maher
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Cadwalader Wickersham
- Bancroft PLLC
- Kutak Rock
- Barrett Johnston
- Hammond Law
- Kaplan Fox
- Conner & Winters
- Spector Roseman
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP
- Bernstein Liebhard
- Heins Mills
- Seeger Weiss
- Cohen Milstein
- Hunt Ortmann
- Swanson Martin
- Wiley Rein
- ArentFox Schiff LLP
- Sherman Atlas
- McGuireWoods
- Cooley LLP
- Quinn Emanuel
- Hamilton Lincoln
- Katten Muchin
- Rachlis Duff
- Fox Swibel
- Lockridge Grindal
- Block Firm
- Polsinelli PC
- Lynch Thompson
- Vaughan & Murphy
- Frankfurt Kurnit
- Marcus & Shapira
- Kirby McInerney
- Marks & Klein
- Sidley Austin
- Vedder Price
- Sperling Kenny
- NastLaw
- Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles
- Preti Flaherty
- Ridley McGreevy
- BoiesBattin
- Moore & Van Allen
- Pearson Warshaw
- Kopecky Schumacher
- Almeida Law Group
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Criden & Love
- Kasowitz Benson
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Barack Ferrazzano
- Raines Feldman
- Hogan Lovells
- Hammond Law PC
- Salvatore Prescott
- Skadden Arps
- Carlton Fields
- Butler Reichline
- Harper Little
- Baker Donelson
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- D. Klar Law
- Baron Harris
- Falkenberg Ives
- Covington & Burling
- Carpenter Lipps
- ArentFox Schiff
- Clark Hill
- Patzik Frank
- Venable LLP
- Kellogg Hansen
- Proskauer Rose
- Shook Hardy
- DLA Piper
- Paul Hastings
- Jones Day
- Taus Cebulash
- Milberg Coleman
- Paul Weiss
- Manning Gross
- Lipe Lyons
- Vinson & Elkins
- Jackson Lewis PC
- Jordan Price Wall
- L&G Law Group
- Wheeler Trigg
- Bailey Brauer
- Karon LLC
- Law Offices of Michael M. Mulder
- Susman Godfrey
- Hart McLaughlin
- Fine Kaplan
- Jenner & Block
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Hellmuth & Johnson
- Hinkle Shanor
- Saveri & Saveri
- Wallace Miller
- Mayer Brown
- White & Case
Companies
- Fareway Stores Inc.
- CKE Restaurants Inc.
- Shamrock Foods Co.
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Koch Foods
- Ahold Delhaize USA
- Fieldale Farms Corp.
- Zaxby's Holdings LLC
- Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
- Conagra Brands Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company Inc.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
- Peco Foods Inc.
- Amick Farms
- John Soules Foods Inc.
- Save Mart Supermarkets
- The Kroger Co.
- Whatabrands LLC
- Tyson Foods Inc.
- Aramark
- Compass Group PLC
- Walmart Inc.
- Maximum Quality Foods
- McDonald's Corp.
- Ahold Delhaize
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Costco
- Boston Market Corp.
- Nestle SA
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- Case Farms LLC
- Simmons Foods Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly LLC
- White Castle Management Co.
- FOCUS Brands Inc.
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
- Brinker International Inc.
- The Golub Corp.
- Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
- McLane Co. Inc.
- Bi-Lo
- George's Inc.
- Sam's Club
- Ferraro Foods Inc.
- Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc.
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- The Cheesecake Factory Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
- Target Corp.
- Caesars Entertainment Inc.
- Campbell Soup Co.
- Rabobank
- Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.
- The Fresh Market Inc.
- Supervalu Inc.
- Bloomin' Brands Inc.
- Mar-Jac Poultry
- Sodexo SA
- Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
- Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
- Gordon Food Service Inc.
- Chick-fil-A Inc.
- Perdue Farms Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- House of Raeford Farms Inc.
- Pinnacle Foods Inc.
- Foster Farms
- Brookshire Grocery
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Sysco Corp.
- The Kraft Heinz Co.
- Sanderson Farms Inc.
- Carl Buddig & Co.
- Hooters LLC
- El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- Wawa Inc.
- Compass Minerals International, Inc.
- Whataburger Restaurants LLC
- Agri Stats Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- Domino's Pizza Inc.
- Sherwood Food Distributors LLC
- Unified Grocers Inc.
- Captain D's LLC
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Checkers Drive In Restaurants Inc.
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
- Keystone Foods LLC
- Services Group of America
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February 12, 2025
Poultry Producers Can't Dodge Bid-Rigging Claims In MDL
An Illinois federal judge trimmed on Tuesday some conspiracy claims from a massive antitrust case against chicken producers, including Pilgrim's Pride and over a dozen others, but kept intact other bid-rigging allegations, finding that a class of restaurants and other direct buyers plausibly alleged the companies increased prices in parallel.
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December 18, 2024
Pilgrim's Pride Gets Chicken Exit OK Under Contested Deal
Pilgrim's Pride is able to formally duck Sysco chicken price-fixing claims picked up by a Burford Capital LLC unit after an Illinois federal judge once again ruled that the companies are bound by a settlement between Pilgrim's Pride and Sysco that the litigation funding giant contested as too small.
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October 17, 2024
Burford Again Loses Fight Against Meat Price-Fixing Deal
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday refused for a second time to let a Burford Capital LLC unit unbind itself from a global settlement Pilgrim's Pride and Sysco entered to resolve chicken, pork and beef price-fixing claims.
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August 20, 2024
Burford Fights Order Backing Chicken Price-Fixing Settlement
A Burford Capital Unit tried again Monday to unbind itself from a chicken price-fixing settlement that Sysco sealed via email with Pilgrim's Pride, arguing in Illinois federal court that the Seventh Circuit has criticized the order backing the settlement as "fatally flawed."
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August 13, 2024
Eateries Can't Stop $75M Settlements In Chicken Antitrust Suit
An Illinois federal judge granted final approval Tuesday to $75 million in settlements between direct chicken purchasers and House of Raeford Farms and Koch Foods in a massive consolidated price-fixing case, denying an objection by restaurants, which he said could not second-guess class counsel's decisions after failing to opt out.
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July 24, 2024
Last Holdouts Avoid Trial With Deal Over Chicken Price-Fixing
Chicken buyer plaintiffs say they've reached a settlement with Mountaire Farms and Koch Foods in their suit against the country's biggest broiler chicken producers for allegedly conspiring to raise prices, telling an Illinois federal judge to call off the trial that had been scheduled for September.
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July 19, 2024
OK Foods, Consumers Reach Deal In Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
Consumers accusing the nation's largest broiler chicken producers of coordinating and limiting chicken production to raise prices have told an Illinois federal judge that they've reached a settlement in principle with O.K. Foods, O.K. Farms and O.K. Industries.
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July 17, 2024
Ill. Judge Signals Issue With Chicken Consumers' Expert
An Illinois federal judge signaled Wednesday that he was unlikely to allow chicken end users' economics expert to testify about damages they suffered in an alleged price-fixing conspiracy if the expert cannot focus his opinion on just the conduct allowed to be heard at trial.
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July 09, 2024
Chicken Buyers' Cost-Saving Deal With Producers Approved
An Illinois federal judge granted final approval Tuesday to settlements direct chicken buyers struck with producers that beat their price-fixing claims at summary judgment or trial, saving them about $1 million in costs they could have otherwise owed the companies.
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July 03, 2024
Broiler Chicken Buyers' Attys Get $51.6M Fees In Antitrust Suit
An Illinois federal judge overseeing sprawling antitrust litigation against broiler chicken producers awarded class counsel more than $51.6 million in attorney fees in a $181 million deal for chicken buyers after the initial $57 million award was tossed by the Seventh Circuit last year, according to an order Wednesday.