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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. 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."

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. March 11, 2022

    Rabobank Fights Quick Appeal In Chicken Price-Fixing Case

    Rabobank has urged an Illinois federal court not to allow several chicken buyers suing over allegations of an industrywide price-fixing scheme to appeal the dismissal of claims against the bank as the rest of the case proceeds.

  8. March 07, 2022

    Tyson Settles Aldi's Claims In Chicken Buyers Litigation

    Grocery store chain Aldi Inc. has settled with Tyson Foods to resolve its claims in Illinois federal court that the poultry giant was among the producers that engaged in a yearslong scheme to fix chicken prices.

  9. February 09, 2022

    Costco To Arbitrate Tyson Price-Fix Claim Despite DOJ Probe

    An Illinois federal judge refused Tyson's bid for a preliminary injunction that would prevent Costco from forcing the chicken producer into arbitration amid price-fixing allegations.

  10. January 25, 2022

    $11M Deal With Chicken Buyers Gets Final OK

    An Illinois federal judge granted final approval Tuesday 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.