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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. August 22, 2022

    Attys Seek $13M Payout For Pork Antitrust Deal With Eateries

    Attorneys representing commercial pork buyers asked for $13.2 million in fees for their role in negotiating a $42 million settlement between a group of restaurants and Smithfield Foods in multidistrict litigation over an alleged meat industry scheme to inflate prices.

  2. July 22, 2022

    Attys For Pork Buyers Get $34M In Fees From Price-Fix Deals

    A Minnesota federal judge approved nearly $34 million in fees on Friday for the attorneys who helped direct buyers of pork score more than $100 million from settlements with Smithfield Foods Co. and JBS USA Food Co. — giants in the meat industry that they accused of scheming to inflate pork prices.

  3. April 19, 2022

    Smithfield's $42M Pork Antitrust Deal With Eateries Gets OK

    A Minnesota federal judge on Monday preliminarily signed off on a $42 million settlement struck between a group of restaurants and Smithfield Foods in a multidistrict litigation over an alleged meat industry scheme to inflate pork prices.

  4. April 11, 2022

    Smithfield To Pay $42M In Pork Price-Fixing Deal With Eateries

    A group of restaurants asked a Minnesota federal judge Friday to greenlight a $42 million settlement they have reached with Smithfield Foods in multidistrict litigation over alleged anti-competitive behavior in the pork industry.

  5. December 17, 2021

    Wawa, Sonic, Others Settle JBS Pork Price-Fixing Claims

    Restaurant and retail chains, including Wawa, Sonic, Jimmy John's, Subway and Buffalo Wild Wings, have dropped their claims against JBS USA Food Co. in a Minnesota-based multidistrict litigation over alleged anti-competitive behavior in the pork industry.

  6. June 30, 2021

    $83M Deal Chops Smithfield From Direct Buyers' Pork Suit

    Smithfield Foods has reached a tentative $83 million settlement to resolve antitrust claims in Minnesota federal court from direct buyers that accuse giants in the meat industry of scheming to inflate pork prices, the company said.

  7. April 16, 2021

    JBS Offers Eateries $13M In New 'Ice-Breaker' Pork Settlement

    JBS USA Food Co. has settled with more plaintiffs in litigation accusing meat-processing giants of scheming to inflate pork prices, with commercial and institutional indirect buyers asking a Minnesota federal judge to preliminarily greenlight a $12.75 million deal.

  8. March 29, 2021

    JBS Forks Over $20M To Consumers In Pork Price-Fix Suit

    JBS has agreed to a $20 million deal with consumer indirect purchasers who claim in Minnesota federal court that the meat-processing giant schemed with other companies to inflate pork prices.

  9. March 05, 2021

    Pork Buyers Get Steering Committee In Antitrust Suit

    A Minnesota federal magistrate judge summarily agreed Friday to establish a plaintiff's steering committee for indirect pork buyers accusing Smithfield, Tyson and other major pork producers of a conspiracy to inflate prices.

  10. February 24, 2021

    Pork Buyers Want Steering Committee In Antitrust Suit

    A class of indirect pork buyers on Tuesday asked a Minnesota federal judge to establish a plaintiff's steering committee in antitrust litigation accusing Smithfield, Tyson and other major pork producers of a conspiracy to inflate prices, pointing to four law firms to help interim co-lead counsel for the buyers organize their efforts.