In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
1:16-cv-08637
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Croke Fairchild
- Conner & Winters
- Kabat Chapman
- Clement & Murphy
- Jones Day
- Hogan Lovells
- Hagens Berman
- Freed Kanner
- Matt Singer Law
- Gustafson Gluek
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Bartko Pavia
- Dentons
- Kasowitz LLP
- Ahern and Associates
- Gibbs & Bruns
- Altair Law
- Cotsirilos Poulos
- Litwin Kach
- Joseph D. Carney & Associates
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- Katten Muchin
- Axinn Veltrop
- Winston & Strawn
- Kaplan Fox
- Law Office of Thomas J. Nolan
- Eimer Stahl
- Falkenberg Ives
- Wiley Rein
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Hamilton Lincoln
- Reichman Jorgensen
- Preti Flaherty
- Boies Schiller
- Paul Hastings
- Paul Weiss
- DLA Piper
- Vedder Price
- Jackson Lewis PC
- Law Group of Northwest Arkansas
- Steyer Lowenthal
- Shook Hardy
- Zelle LLP
- Cera LLP
- Frankfurt Kurnit
- Smith Gambrell
- Lockridge Grindal
- Manning Law Firm
- Proskauer Rose
- McGuireWoods
- White & Case
- NastLaw
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Coffman Law Firm
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Wollmuth Maher
- Edelson Lechtzin
- Salvatore Prescott
- Seeger Weiss
- Amundsen Davis
- Patzik Frank
- Bancroft PLLC
- Hammond Law PC
- Hausfeld LLP
- Strauss Borrelli
- Barrett Johnston
- Hammond Law
- ArentFox Schiff
- Littler Mendelson
- Moore & Van Allen
- Manning Gross
- Carlton Fields
- Taft Stettinius
- Riley Safer
- Block Firm
- Greenberg Traurig
- Kellogg Hansen
- Benesch
- Venable LLP
- Skadden Arps
- MoloLamken
- Neal Gerber
- Spector Roseman
- Greenspoon Marder
- Goldman Scarlato
- Karon LLC
- Swanson Martin
- Vinson & Elkins
- Sherman Atlas
- FeganScott
- Wexler Boley
- Stinson LLP
- Sidley Austin
- Rachlis Duff
- Polsinelli PC
- Fox Swibel
- Almeida Law Group
- Pearson Warshaw
- Lynch Thompson
- Covington & Burling
- Miller Shakman
- Cohen Milstein
- Vaughan & Murphy
- Miller Canfield
- Meagher & Geer
- Stearns Weaver
- Barton LLP
- Marcus & Shapira
- Quinn Emanuel
- Williams Barber
- Marks & Klein
- Kohn Swift
- Aronberg Goldgehn
- Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles
- BoiesBattin
- Weil Gotshal
- Kopecky Schumacher
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Criden & Love
- Barack Ferrazzano
- Hunton Andrews
- Sherrard Roe
- Butler Reichline
- Harper Little
- Bilzin Sumberg
- Jordan Price Wall
- TottisLaw
- Shindler Anderson
- Heins Mills
- D. Klar Law
- Baron Harris
- Carpenter Lipps
- Kutak Rock
- Ridley McGreevy
- Bernstein Liebhard
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Cotchett Pitre
- Steven Williams Law
- Taus Cebulash
- Lipe Lyons
- Noonan & Lieberman
- L&G Law Group
- Raines Feldman
- Dykema
- Wheeler Trigg
- Bailey Brauer
- Law Offices of Michael M. Mulder
- Sperling Kenny
- Clark Hill
- Susman Godfrey
- Alston & Bird
- Kirby McInerney
- Baker Donelson
- Stranch Jennings
- Orrick Herrington
- Hart McLaughlin
- Fine Kaplan
- Jenner & Block
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Hellmuth & Johnson
- Hinkle Shanor
- Saveri & Saveri
- Wallace Miller
- Mayer Brown
Companies
- Fareway Stores Inc.
- White Castle Management Co.
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
- Compass Group PLC
- Associated Grocers of New England
- Peco Foods Inc.
- John Soules Foods Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company Inc.
- CKE Restaurants Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- McDonald's Corp.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
- Wawa Inc.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
- Shamrock Foods Co.
- Save Mart Supermarkets
- Brookshire Grocery
- Zaxby's Holdings LLC
- Whatabrands LLC
- Aramark
- Rabobank
- Nestle SA
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Boston Market Corp.
- Conagra Brands Inc.
- Sam's Club
- Keystone Foods LLC
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- Maximum Quality Foods
- The Kraft Heinz Co.
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Case Farms LLC
- Costco
- Simmons Foods Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly LLC
- FOCUS Brands Inc.
- Burford Capital LLC
- Brinker International Inc.
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- Tyson Foods Inc.
- The Golub Corp.
- McLane Co. Inc.
- Certco Inc.
- Fieldale Farms Corp.
- Bi-Lo
- Ferraro Foods Inc.
- George's Inc.
- Koch Foods
- Ahold Delhaize USA
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- The Cheesecake Factory Inc.
- Campbell Soup Co.
- BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
- Target Corp.
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Caesars Entertainment Inc.
- Perdue Farms Inc.
- Amick Farms
- Ahold Delhaize
- Walmart Inc.
- Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.
- Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
- The Fresh Market Inc.
- Supervalu Inc.
- Bloomin' Brands Inc.
- Mar-Jac Poultry
- Gordon Food Service Inc.
- Sodexo SA
- Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
- Pinnacle Foods Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Sysco Corp.
- Agri Stats Inc.
- Sanderson Farms Inc.
- Carl Buddig & Co.
- Hooters LLC
- Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc.
- Compass Minerals International, Inc.
- Domino's Pizza Inc.
- Sherwood Food Distributors LLC
- Unified Grocers Inc.
- Captain D's LLC
- House of Raeford Farms Inc.
- Foster Farms
- The Kroger Co.
- Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
- Checkers Drive In Restaurants Inc.
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
- Chick-fil-A Inc.
- Whataburger Restaurants LLC
- Services Group of America
Sectors & Industries:
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November 03, 2017
Tyson Calls Chicken Price-Fixing Suit 'Bare Bones'
Tyson Foods Inc. on Friday urged an Illinois federal judge to toss an antitrust lawsuit over broiler chickens originally brought in Florida, describing the purported chicken price-fixing conspiracy alleged by Chicken Kitchen USA LLC as "bare bones" and without a legal claim.
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September 29, 2017
Chicken Cos. Must Hand Over Fla. AG Docs In Antitrust Suit
An Illinois magistrate judge on Thursday ordered poultry producers to turn over certain documents related to an investigation by the Florida attorney general’s office in a lawsuit over alleged antitrust and price-index-fixing concerns, but stopped short of requiring expanded disclosure of information and communications with the agency.
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August 07, 2017
Buyers Reach $2.25M Deal In Broiler Chicken Antitrust Suit
Direct purchasers in a proposed class action accusing poultry producers of colluding to fix the prices for broiler chickens urged an Illinois federal judge on Friday to sign off on a $2.25 million deal they struck with Fieldale Farms Corp.
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April 24, 2017
Consumer Subpoenas Denied In Chicken Antitrust Suit
An Illinois federal magistrate judge on Friday refused a putative class of consumers' document preservation subpoenas in a suit alleging Tyson Foods Inc. and other poultry producers colluded to increase the price of chickens by limiting their production and exchanging pricing details through a third party.
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February 06, 2017
SEC Slaps Tyson With Subpoena Over Chicken Quota Suits
Tyson Foods Inc. told shareholders on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hit it with a subpoena over allegations raised in class action lawsuits that the company conspired with other producers of broiler chickens to limit production and goose their profits.
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January 30, 2017
Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's, Others Want Antitrust Suit Axed
Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride and other poultry producers are urging an Illinois federal court to toss buyers' antitrust allegations that they conspired to fix chicken prices, saying the claims can’t stick under state laws and that growth patterns don't support the allegations.
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December 15, 2016
Plucky Hagens Berman Wins Spot In Chicken Price Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday named Hagens Berman Sobeol Shapiro LLP as interim class counsel for food distributors in a proposed class action alleging that Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and other poultry producers conspired to fix chicken prices.
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September 02, 2016
Poultry Producers Hit With Chicken Price Antitrust Suit
Food distributor Maplevale Farms on Friday filed a proposed class action in Illinois against Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and several other poultry producers alleging they conspired to fix chicken prices.