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In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation

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Case overview

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. January 25, 2021

    Chicken Giants Slam Class Bids In Broiler Price-Fixing Suit

    Broiler chicken producers fighting accusations that they unlawfully fixed the bird's market price have urged an Illinois federal judge not to certify various classes in the massive consolidated suit, arguing that the buyers can't prove their claims with common evidence.

  2. January 20, 2021

    Tyson To Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Claims For $221M

    Tyson Foods has settled with three proposed classes of consumers in long-running litigation over alleged price-fixing in the broiler chicken industry for $221.5 million, the company disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday.

  3. January 19, 2021

    More Consumer Groups Settle With Tyson In Price-Fix Suits

    Two consumer groups suing Tyson Foods in long-running litigation over alleged price-fixing in the broiler chicken industry told an Illinois federal judge Tuesday they have reached settlements with the poultry giant.  

  4. January 12, 2021

    Tyson Settles Chicken Buyers' Price-Fixing Claims

    Tyson Foods, which is cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice on a criminal investigation into potential price fixing in the broiler chicken industry, has settled claims from a group of buyers in a long-running private case with similar allegations.

  5. January 11, 2021

    Pilgrim's Pride Settles Out Of Price-Fixing Case For $75M

    Pilgrim's Pride on Monday became the largest chicken producer yet to settle out of part of a massive price-fixing case in Illinois federal court that's also targeted the likes of Tyson Foods and Perdue.

  6. January 03, 2021

    Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021

    U.S. technology companies are facing a mountain of antitrust litigation heading into 2021, as enforcers push blockbuster monopolization cases against Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, long-running criminal probes in the generic drug and poultry industries are heating up. Here’s a look at the biggest antitrust conduct cases to watch.

  7. September 01, 2020

    Chicken Farms Approve $13M Price-Fix Settlement

    Three poultry producers gave their nod of approval Monday to more than $13 million in settlements to resolve antitrust claims against them in Illinois federal court by a group of indirect buyers in price-fixing litigation over chicken prices.

  8. July 09, 2020

    Judge OKs Poultry Co., Buyers' $3M Deal In Price-Fix Suit

    An Illinois federal judge gave his preliminary approval to a $2.95 million settlement on Thursday between poultry producer Amick Farms LLC and a group of indirect buyers as part of litigation over an alleged price-fixing conspiracy for chicken.

  9. May 28, 2020

    Poultry Cos. Say Crisis Response First, Price-Fix Depos Later

    Chicken producers facing allegations of a sweeping price-fixing conspiracy have pushed back on poultry buyers' bid to get some depositions back underway, arguing they can't adequately prepare witnesses while straining to brace a food supply chain rocked by the pandemic.

  10. December 12, 2019

    Three More Chicken Cos. Settle Price-Fix Suit For $13M

    Three poultry producers agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle price-fixing claims in antitrust litigation over chicken prices, with a group of buyers urging an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to sign off on the deal.