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Food Lion, LLC, et al v. Dean Foods Company et al

  1. March 27, 2017

    Dean Foods, Food Lion Settle Antitrust Suit On Trial's Eve

    Just days before a trial was set to begin, Food Lion LLC agreed to dismiss claims that Dean Foods Co. participated in a conspiracy to to limit competition for dairy products after the parties reached a settlement, according to court documents filed Sunday.

  2. March 22, 2017

    Food Lion Stands By Merger Arguments In Dairy Antitrust Row

    Food Lion LLC asked a Tennessee federal judge Tuesday not to bar it from raising certain arguments surrounding the merger of dairy company Dean Foods Co. and Suiza Foods Corp. at trial on claims of an alleged conspiracy to limit competition for dairy products, saying Dean's request goes too far.

  3. March 16, 2017

    Dean Foods Says Merger Conspiracy Claim Is A No-Go

    Dairy company Dean Foods Co. asked a Tennessee federal court Wednesday to stop a large milk retailer from pushing ahead with its claim that Dean Foods and Suiza Food Corp. conspired to violate antitrust laws when they merged in 2001.

  4. January 25, 2016

    Milk Retailers Lose Cert Bid In Dean Foods Competition Suit

    Milk retailers who accused Dean Foods Co. and others of conspiring to limit competition for dairy products lost their bid for class certification Monday when a Tennessee federal judge ruled the retailers' purchase deals were vastly different.

  5. January 21, 2016

    Judge Won't Toss Expert Milk Price Testimony In Antitrust Row

    A Tennessee federal judge on Thursday upheld a magistrate judge's decision to allow expert testimony in multidistrict litigation accusing Dean Foods Co. and others of conspiring to limit competition in the milk market, saying that the expert had shown how he came to his conclusions.

  6. February 18, 2015

    Retailers Renew Class Cert. Bid In Milk Antitrust Dispute

    Milk retailers in a proposed class action that was recently revived by the Sixth Circuit and accuses Dean Foods Co. and others of conspiring to limit competition in the milk market renewed their bid for class certification Tuesday, saying their claims involve common questions that predominate over individual issues.

  7. January 03, 2014

    6th Circ. Revives Retailers' Milk Price-Fixing Suit

    The Sixth Circuit on Friday reversed the dismissal of a proposed class action brought by milk retailers including Food Lion LLC accusing Dean Foods Co. and others of fixing milk prices, holding that summary judgment was not warranted based on the lack of antitrust injury.

  8. March 27, 2012

    Dean Foods, Others Dodge Retailers' Milk Antitrust Class Action

    A Tennessee federal judge overseeing antitrust multidistrict litigation over milk prices dismissed on Tuesday a putative class action brought by direct purchasers of Dean Foods Co., Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and others, finding they failed to establish the relevant geographical market.

  9. March 22, 2012

    Ex-DOJ, FTC Economist Can't Weigh In On Milk Markets

    A Tennessee judge overseeing antitrust multidistrict litigation over milk prices refused Tuesday to let a former U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission economist testify on behalf of retailer plaintiffs in the case, ruling that the expert's methodology didn't square with U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  10. February 25, 2011

    Judge Splits Milk Antitrust MDL Into 2 Trials

    A federal judge in Tennessee on Thursday split into two trials a multidistrict litigation that alleges antitrust violations in the milk industry, giving dairy farmers the first crack at trying their claims against Dean Foods Co. and others.

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