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Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc., et al v. Dean Foods Company et al
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June 18, 2012
Disputed $140M Settlement Goes Through In Milk Antitrust Suit
A Tennessee federal judge on Friday resolved allegations that Dean Foods Co. conspired to control the supply chain of milk in the Southeast, signing off on a $140 million class settlement that was previously derailed by an alleged conflict of interest.
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August 31, 2011
Conflicts Sour Dean, Dairy Farmers' $140M Antitrust Deal
A Tennessee federal judge on Wednesday stayed a $140 million settlement in an antitrust class action brought by dairy farmers against Dean Foods Co. because of conflicts of interest presented by farmers belonging to co-defendant Dairy Farmers of America Inc.
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August 25, 2011
Farmer Subclass Loses Bid To Regain Cert. In Milk MDL
A Tennessee federal judge on Thursday affirmed his decision to decertify a subclass of dairy farmers accusing Dairy Farmers of America Inc. of conspiring with other dairy processors to control the supply chain and prices for milk in the Southeast.
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August 01, 2011
Williams & Connolly Attys Dodge Sanctions In Milk MDL
A Tennessee federal judge refused Friday to sanction Williams & Connolly LLP and other defense attorneys for the Dairy Farmers of America despite claims from plaintiffs in the milk multidistrict antitrust litigation that the defendants improperly contacted putative class members.
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July 20, 2011
Judge Won't Split Trial In Milk Antitrust MDL
A Tennessee federal judge refused Wednesday to split a trial in the milk antitrust multidistrict litigation despite the defendants' claims that dealing with issues involving the geographic market at stake first would save time and money.
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July 12, 2011
Dean Settles Dairy Farmers' Antitrust Suit For $140M
Dean Foods Co. on Tuesday reached a $140 million settlement in Tennessee with a class of dairy farmers that filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing the company and others of conspiring to artificially depress the purchase price of milk.
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April 01, 2011
Dean Foods Seeks To Decertify Milk MDL Classes
Dean Foods Inc. asked a Tennessee federal judge on Thursday to decertify a pair of subclasses in a multidistrict antitrust litigation against the milk industry, saying that they can't adequately represent the interests of all the farmers involved.
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December 10, 2010
Judge Won't Cut Experts From Milk Antitrust MDL Case
A federal magistrate judge presiding over the multidistrict litigation over an alleged antitrust conspiracy in the U.S. milk industry has shot down several bids by both the plaintiffs and defendants to eliminate experts from one of the MDL cases.
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September 08, 2010
Farmers Cinch Class Cert. In Milk Antitrust MDL Case
A group of current and former dairy farmers has won class certification on most claims in a suit against Dean Foods Co., National Dairy Holdings LP and several others that is part of the multidistrict litigation over an alleged antitrust conspiracy in the U.S. milk industry.