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Allen et al v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. et al

  1. July 07, 2016

    Dairy Farmers Appeal Lowered Atty Fees In $50M Settlement

    Groups of dairy farmers who obtained a $50 million settlement from Dairy Farmers of America in a milk price-fixing case said Thursday that they will appeal a Vermont federal judge's order awarding $7 million in attorneys' fees instead of the $16.6 million the groups' lawyers had sought.

  2. June 14, 2016

    Dairy Farmers Win Larger Share Of $50M Price-Fixing Award

    Attorneys who negotiated a $50 million settlement for a class of dairy farmers in a milk price-fixing case will receive $7 million in fees instead of their $16.6 million request, a Vermont federal judge said Tuesday, saying a smaller cut will bring further benefit to the farmers at a time when milk prices remain low.

  3. March 25, 2016

    Attys Want $16.6M For $50M Deal In Milk Price-Fixing Row

    Attorneys who helped negotiate a $50 million settlement between Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and farmers alleging a milk price-fixing conspiracy urged a Vermont federal judge Thursday to grant $16.6 million in attorneys' fees, saying the amount is reasonable in light of the benefits the deal has achieved.

  4. February 09, 2016

    Revised $50M Deal In Milk Price-Fixing Row Gets Thumbs-Up

    A Vermont federal judge has signed off on a proposed $50 million settlement between Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and farmers alleging a milk price-fixing conspiracy after having twice rejected a prior version of the deal as unfair and inadequate.

  5. September 01, 2015

    $50M Deal In Milk Price-Fixing Row Again Rejected By Judge

    A Vermont federal judge on Tuesday again refused to approve a proposed $50 million settlement between Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and farmers alleging a milk pricing conspiracy, ruling the revised deal wouldn't satisfy some farmers who opposed the previous version.

  6. August 07, 2015

    Dairy Group Renews Bid For $50M Milk Price-Fixing Deal

    Dairy farmers asked again Thursday for a Vermont federal court's final approval of a $50 million deal with Dairy Farmers of America Inc. to end a milk pricing conspiracy class action, saying a new version addresses objectors' realistic concerns.

  7. July 01, 2015

    Judge Nixes Farmers' Bid For New Counsel In Milk MDL

    A Vermont federal judge denied on Tuesday a request by a dairy farmer subclass for new counsel in the wake of her March rejection of a $50 million settlement in the multidistrict litigation over allegations of a milk pricing conspiracy.

  8. April 01, 2015

    $50M Settlement Denied In Milk Pricing Conspiracy Suit

    A federal judge on Tuesday denied final approval of a $50 million settlement between Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and farmers alleging a milk pricing conspiracy, saying that she didn't think the proposed deal was in the best interest of the class.

  9. February 09, 2015

    $50M Milk Monopsony Deal Snubs Too Many Suppliers: Farmer

    A dairy industry trade group leader objected Monday to a proposed settlement that calls for Dairy Farmers of America Inc. to pay dairy farmers $50 million to settle a consolidated antitrust class action over an alleged pricing conspiracy in the Northeast, saying the deal leaves out many milk producers affected by the conduct.

  10. July 15, 2014

    Dairy Co-Op Agrees To Pay $50M To Settle Antitrust Suit

    The cooperative Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and affiliated Dairy Marketing Services LLC have agreed to pay dairy farmers $50 million to settle a consolidated antitrust class action alleging a conspiracy with major food companies to drive down milk prices in the Northeast.

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