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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Companies

Government Agencies

U.S. Department of Justice

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.