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IN RE: PACKAGED SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:15-md-02670

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Dana M. Sabraw

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  1. September 20, 2019

    Tuna Cos. Look To Bar Testimony Over 'Racial Stereotypes'

    Canned-tuna giants StarKist and Chicken of the Sea urged a California federal judge to block class action price-fixing plaintiffs from using an expert witness who relies solely on "cultural and racial stereotypes" about Asians to blur the line between the companies and their corporate parents.

  2. August 14, 2019

    Tuna Producers Facing 'Death Knell' With Price-Fixing MDL

    The country's three largest producers of tuna said the recent certification of a consumer class action alleging a long-running scheme to spike prices of canned tuna would push their finances to the breaking point because they already face millions in fines they cannot afford.

  3. July 31, 2019

    Tuna Buyers Win Cert. In Sprawling Price-Fixing MDL

    A California federal judge granted class certification in a sprawling antitrust multidistrict litigation to consumers claiming they were swindled by a long-running scheme to fix prices of canned tuna, following up a criminal investigation that led Chicken of the Sea, StarKist and Bumble Bee to admit wrongdoing.

  4. June 11, 2019

    Wegmans, Krasdale Unhook StarKist In Tuna Price-Fix MDL

    Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and Krasdale Foods Inc. have come to terms that will allow StarKist Co. to further untangle itself from multidistrict litigation accusing it of conspiring with its rivals to hike up the price of canned tuna, according to filings in California federal court Monday.

  5. June 06, 2019

    Kmart Cuts StarKist Loose From Tuna Price-Fix MDL

    Dozens of grocers, including Kmart Corp., have come to terms that will allow StarKist Co. to bow out of multidistrict litigation accusing it of conspiring with its rivals to hike up the price of canned tuna, according to a filing in California federal court.

  6. May 24, 2019

    Food Preparers Settle Tuna Claims With Chicken Of The Sea

    A group including restaurants, caterers and other commercial food preparers told a California federal court on Friday that they have netted a $6.5 million deal with Chicken of the Sea to end their claims over the company's alleged part in a scheme to fix the price of canned tuna.

  7. May 21, 2019

    Chicken Of The Sea, CVS Ink Deal In Tuna Price-Fix MDL

    CVS agreed to cut Chicken of the Sea loose from a suit accusing the tuna company of conspiring with rivals to pump up the cost of the canned fish, with the companies telling a California federal judge Monday that they had settled their differences.

  8. May 07, 2019

    StarKist's Atty Docs Off-Limits In Tuna Price-Fixing MDL

    A California federal court has rejected an attempt to force StarKist to produce communications between the company and its general counsel in a multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the canned tuna industry.

  9. April 19, 2019

    Dollar General, Others Settle StarKist Tuna Price-Fixing MDL

    Tuna company StarKist settled with seven different tuna buyers Friday, including Dollar General, as part of multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the canned-tuna industry, according to joint dismissal motions filed in California federal court.

  10. April 04, 2019

    Target Unhooks Bumble Bee From Its Price-Fixing Claims

    Target Corp. has cut another defendant from its part of multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the canned-tuna industry, according to a joint dismissal motion the retail giant filed with Bumble Bee Foods LLC in California federal court on Wednesday.