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In Re Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation

  1. 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.

  2. April 01, 2013

    Dairy Farmers' Attys Seek $53M Fees In Antitrust Case

    The attorneys for a class of dairy farmers on Wednesday defended their bid for nearly $53 million in fees from a $158.6 million antitrust settlement they negotiated with Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and others over the price of milk in the Southeast U.S., saying the deal and fees should be approved.

  3. January 22, 2013

    Farmers Strike $159M Settlement In Milk Antitrust Case

    A class of dairy farmers reached a $158.6 million settlement Tuesday with marketing cooperative Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and others accused of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to control the supply chain and prices for milk in the Southeast.

  4. June 01, 2012

    Dairy Farmer Subclass Gets Recertified In Antitrust MDL

    A Tennessee federal judge on Friday recertified a subclass of dairy farmers in their antitrust class action against various food providers, saying they had replaced the counsel they once shared with another subclass and that the conflict between the two was resolved.

  5. February 28, 2012

    Dairy Farmers Seek Fresh Cert. In Milk Antitrust MDL

    A proposed class of dairy farmers asked a Tennessee federal court on Tuesday to reinstate certification in an antitrust class action against Dean Foods Co., Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and other dairy processors, saying the previous representation issues had been resolved.

  6. 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.

  7. July 28, 2011

    Judge Nixes Subclass In Milk Antritrust MDL

    A Tennessee federal judge overseeing the multidistrict antitrust litigation targeting the milk industry on Thursday decertified a subclass of dairy farmers who are members of primary remaining defendant Dairy Farmers of America Inc.

  8. June 14, 2011

    Dean, Others Seek To Split Milk Producer Antitrust MDL

    Dean Foods Co. and other milk producers on Monday sought to split multidistrict litigation in Tennessee accusing them of controlling and threatening dairy farmers' access to milk bottling plants in order to first settle the question of the geographic market at issue in the case.

  9. September 16, 2010

    Dean Foods Must Produce Info In Milk Antitrust MDL

    A federal judge has ordered Dean Foods Co. to answer three interrogatories related to a conspiracy claim brought by retailer plaintiffs in milk antitrust multidistrict litigation, following the food giant's refusal to answer the queries and its request for a protective order to keep it safe from doing so.

  10. July 29, 2010

    Witness Notes To Be Handed Over In Milk Antitrust MDL

    A magistrate judge overseeing multidistrict litigation alleging an antitrust conspiracy in the U.S. milk industry has ordered the dairy farmer plaintiffs to turn over certain communications between counsel Howrey LLP and their expert witness to Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and the other defendants.

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