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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. January 14, 2021

    Pork Buyers Win Initial Approval Of $24.5M Deal With JBS

    Direct buyers of pork won preliminary approval of a $24.5 million settlement with JBS to resolve price-fixing allegations, as a Minnesota federal judge gave the first nod to a deal that would also obligate the meat processing giant to cooperate with the plaintiffs.

  4. December 01, 2020

    Pork Buyers Seek Initial Approval Of $24.5M JBS Settlement

    Direct buyers moved for preliminary approval on Tuesday of a $24.5 million deal with JBS USA Food Co. that also comes with a company pledge to provide "material cooperation" to the plaintiffs, in what is the first settlement in a massive Minnesota federal court case accusing pork producers of conspiring to raise prices.

  5. November 04, 2020

    JBS, Direct Buyers Announce Settlement In Pork Antitrust Suit

    A pork processor accused of conspiring with others, including Tyson and Hormel, to raise the price of pork by reducing supply has reached a settlement deal with a class of buyers, according to a Wednesday filing in Minnesota federal court.

  6. May 13, 2020

    Pork Processors Push Bid To Duck Antitrust Suit

    Pork processors including Tyson and Hormel urged a Minnesota federal court during a Wednesday hearing to toss allegations that they conspired to raise the price of pork by reducing supply, saying the buyers haven't shown the processors acted in parallel.

  7. May 12, 2020

    Pork Buyers Say 'Essential' Tag Bolsters Their Antitrust Case

    Pork buyers suing Smithfield, Tyson and other major producers over an alleged conspiracy to inflate prices have told a Minnesota federal court that a White House executive order meant to ensure that meatpackers continue operating during the coronavirus pandemic shows the producers can hike prices by reducing output.

  8. February 24, 2020

    Pork Buyers Bite Into Dismissal Bid On Renewed Claims

    Meat buyers defended rejiggered class action price-fixing claims they proposed in Minnesota federal court following attacks from Smithfield, Tyson and other major pork producers, with the buyers arguing they have more than adequately connected the producers' cutbacks in output to higher pork prices.

  9. August 08, 2019

    Pork Buyers See Tyson Price-Fixing Claims Axed, For Now

    Smithfield, Tyson and other major pork producers scored a large win Thursday when a Minnesota federal judge dismissed without prejudice a consolidated class action brought by three groups of meat purchasers that accused the companies of conspiring to increase the price of pork products.