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In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-08637

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

791(Labor: E.R.I.S.A.)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Thomas M. Durkin

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  1. April 14, 2023

    Sysco Barred From Dragging Burford Into Broiler Chicken Suit

    A Chicago federal judge overseeing antitrust claims against some of American's largest suppliers of chicken meat has declined to hear a separate lawsuit in which Sysco Corp. says the litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. is illegally blocking it from settling its price-fixing allegations.

  2. April 10, 2023

    Sysco Pushing To Drag Burford Into Antitrust Proceedings

    Sysco Corp. is pushing ahead with an effort to drag the litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. into antitrust proceedings the food distributor says are primed for settlement, despite Burford's objections, warning of a "piecemeal" result if the financier is left out of that case.

  3. April 04, 2023

    Burford Fights Sysco Bid To Join Antitrust, Injunction Cases

    Amid a struggle over control of a big-dollar antitrust case against food giant Sysco Corp., litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. urged an Illinois federal court Monday not to join that case to an action filed by Sysco attacking an injunction that is blocking settlements in the price-fixing suit.

  4. January 30, 2023

    Chicken Buyers Fight Bid To Toss Price-Fixing Claims

    Broiler chicken buyers have opposed producers' bid to toss their state law claims in a massive price-fixing litigation in Illinois federal court, saying the relevant statutes apply to their consumer protection claims because their federal claims have already survived.

  5. November 18, 2022

    Chick-Fil-A Latest Eatery To Settle Poultry Price-Fixing Claims

    Chick-fil-A Inc. has agreed to settle its suit against Tyson Foods alleging the company conspired with other food producers to fix and inflate chicken prices, the latest deal in the litigation, according to a Friday filing in Illinois federal court.

  6. November 01, 2022

    Poultry Co. Settles Price-Fixing Claims With 12 Restaurants

    Poultry grower George's has settled claims from Golden Corral, White Castle, Boston Market and nine other restaurant companies alleging it conspired with other food producers to inflate and fix chicken prices.

  7. October 25, 2022

    Wash. AG Inks $10.5M Chicken Price Fixing Deal With Tyson

    The Washington state attorney general's office reached a $10.5 million settlement with Tyson Foods in the enforcer's state lawsuit accusing more than a dozen chicken producers of conspiring to manipulate prices.

  8. August 26, 2022

    Chicken Buyers Defend Bid-Rigging Claims In Price-Fix Suit

    Walmart and some of its direct buyer peers accusing major broiler chicken producers of price-fixing defended a chunk of their allegations by telling an Illinois federal judge that Koch Foods, Wayne Farms and others "misunderstand basic conspiracy law."

  9. June 24, 2022

    Costco Can't Subpoena Itself To Use Chicken Docs In Arb.

    An Illinois federal magistrate judge refused Thursday to let Costco Wholesale Corp. "circumvent" confidentiality protections for documents in a sprawling antitrust lawsuit accusing major chicken producers of price-fixing, documents Costco wanted to use in parallel arbitration against Tyson Foods Inc.

  10. May 27, 2022

    Chicken Buyers Get Class Cert. In Sprawling Price-Fixing Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday certified classes of direct purchasers, indirect purchasers and end-user consumers in a sprawling antitrust lawsuit alleging more than a dozen major broiler chicken producers, including Sanderson Farms Inc. and Perdue Foods, conspired to limit chicken production to boost prices.