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In re Peanut Farmers Antitrust Litigation
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2:19-cv-00463
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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- Durrette Arkema
- Freed Kanner
- Hellmuth & Johnson
- Kaufman & Canoles
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Lockridge Grindal
- McGuire Craddock
- McGuireWoods
- Spector Roseman
- Stoel Rives
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August 11, 2021
Peanut Processors To Shell Out $34M In Fees In Price-Fix Suit
A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday awarded more than $34 million in attorney fees to class counsel who secured more than $100 million in settlement funds for a class of peanut farmers accusing three major peanut shelling companies of artificially flattening the price they paid for crops.
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June 09, 2021
Farmers Seek OK For $45M Deal In Peanut Sheller Dispute
A group of farmers who accused three peanut-shelling giants of flattening the price growers are paid has urged a Virginia federal judge to give final approval to a $45 million settlement with Golden Peanut Co., the last defendant in the case.
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December 02, 2020
Peanut Shellers Roasted In Farmers' Antitrust Class Cert. Win
A Virginia federal judge granted certification Wednesday to a group of farmers alleging three giant peanut shelling companies conspired to flatten the price of peanuts, ruling the farmers laid out a plausible case for antitrust violations and that the companies fell short in providing any strong argument against it.
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November 02, 2020
Birdsong To Pay $50M To Exit Peanut Price-Fixing Suit
Farmers who claim that three of the biggest names in peanut shelling have been conspiring to flatten the price of their crops asked a Virginia federal judge Monday to bless a $50 million settlement they reached with Birdsong Corp. in their proposed class action.
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September 11, 2020
Peanut Farmers Seek Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Suit
Farmers who claim that three of the biggest names in peanut shelling have been conspiring to flatten the price of their crops have asked a Virginia federal court to certify their class action so they can proceed as one.
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May 29, 2020
Farmers Want To Delay Peanut Price-Fix Trial Over COVID-19
Farmers and companies suing three of the largest players in the U.S. peanut shelling industry are asking a Virginia federal judge to postpone the start of their mid-January price-fixing trial for at least four months, citing coronavirus-related discovery challenges and an overlap with another case.
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May 15, 2020
Peanut Giants Lose Bid To Dismiss Price-Fixing Suit
A Virginia federal judge has ruled that Birdsong Corp. and Golden Peanut Co. LLC, the largest players in the peanut shelling industry, cannot escape an antitrust suit accusing them of running a scheme to stabilize and hold down the cost of farmers' raw and harvested peanuts.