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IN RE PORK ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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Case Number:

0:18-cv-01776

Court:

Minnesota

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

John R. Tunheim

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  1. September 27, 2023

    Pork Buyers' Price-Fixing Suit Is Timely, Minn. Judge Rules

    A Minnesota federal judge Tuesday refused to throw out a consolidated complaint brought by nine groups of pork buyers who accuse Tyson Foods Inc., Hormel Foods Corp. and other pork producers of colluding to diminish supply and inflate prices in sprawling multidistrict litigation.

  2. August 08, 2023

    Sysco, Burford Defend Swap In Minn. Pork Price Case

    A recent spat between Sysco and legal investment firm Burford Capital over control of settlement approval is irrelevant to their "straightforward" request to swap in a Burford-affiliated entity as plaintiff in a pork price-fixing lawsuit, the food distribution giant told a Minnesota federal court this week.

  3. July 10, 2023

    Burford Affiliate Fights To Sub For Sysco In Price-Fixing Suits

    An affiliate of litigation funding giant Burford Capital pressed a Minnesota federal judge to let it replace Sysco as a plaintiff in sprawling price-fixing lawsuits against pork and beef producers following the resolution of Sysco and Burford's separate fight over who controlled Sysco's litigation future.

  4. June 23, 2023

    Seaboard To Pay Pork Buyers $9.75M In Price-Fix MDL

    A class of direct purchasers urged a Minnesota federal court to approve a $9.75 million deal with Seaboard Foods LLC in multidistrict litigation over claims that pork producers colluded to inflate prices, bringing the total settlement amount to $111 million.

  5. April 12, 2023

    Consumers Get Final OK On $75M Smithfield Price-Fixing Deal

    A Minnesota federal judge granted final approval Tuesday to a $75 million settlement between Smithfield Foods Inc. and consumer indirect purchasers in multidistrict litigation over a purported scheme concocted by the meat industry to inflate pork prices, also granting $25 million in attorney fees.

  6. March 29, 2023

    3 Pork Buyer Classes Score Cert. In Price Fixing Case

    A Minnesota federal judge on Wednesday certified three classes of direct and indirect buyers in sprawling multidistrict litigation over a purported scheme to inflate pork prices.

  7. November 10, 2022

    Court OKs $75M Smithfield Deal In Pork Price-Fixing Suit

    A Minnesota federal judge has preliminarily approved a $75 million settlement between Smithfield Foods Inc. and consumer indirect purchasers in multidistrict litigation over a purported scheme concocted by the meat industry to inflate pork prices.

  8. October 20, 2022

    Restaurant Attys Get $13.3M In Fees For Smithfield Pork Deal

    A Minnesota federal judge has approved more than $13 million in attorney fees for lawyers representing restaurants in their $42 million settlement with Smithfield Foods in multidistrict litigation over an alleged meat industry scheme to inflate pork prices.

  9. September 27, 2022

    Smithfield Agrees To Pay $75M In Latest Pork Antitrust Deal

    Smithfield Foods has agreed to pay $75 million to settle antitrust claims brought by millions of indirect consumer purchasers, the company's latest deal in multidistrict litigation over an alleged meat industry ploy to inflate pork prices, according to a motion for preliminary approval filed in Minnesota federal court Tuesday.

  10. September 15, 2022

    Indirect Pork Buyers' $20M Deal Gets OK In Price-Fixing Suit

    A Minnesota federal judge has signed off on a $20 million settlement for a class of consumers who indirectly purchased pork from JBS USA Food Co. or its co-defendants, and granted $6.6 million in attorney fees for class counsel's role in negotiating the settlement over an alleged meat industry scheme to inflate prices.