February 26, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday axed a class action accusing Nestle USA Inc., The Hershey Co. and Mars Inc. of conspiring to raise the price of chocolate, ruling that the chocolate buyers didn't have adequate evidence to back up their claims.
December 12, 2012
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday certified a class of direct chocolate purchasers in price-fixing multidistrict litigation against Nestle USA Inc., The Hershey Co. and Mars Inc. after concluding the plaintiffs' expert testimony would be admissible at trial.
December 15, 2011
A Pennsylvania federal judge signed off Monday on a trio of settlements worth about $2 million between Cadbury PLC and three classes of plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation accusing a number of major chocolate producers of conspiring to fix prices.
April 05, 2011
The chairman of Mars Inc. has to submit to deposition in multidistrict litigation alleging the candy maker participated in a conspiracy to fix the price of chocolate, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled Monday.
February 08, 2011
Nestle USA Inc. is battling plaintiffs' effort to force Nestle Canada Inc. to hand over documents and executives' testimony for discovery in a multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the chocolate industry.