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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. February 09, 2022

    Costco To Arbitrate Tyson Price-Fix Claim Despite DOJ Probe

    An Illinois federal judge refused Tyson's bid for a preliminary injunction that would prevent Costco from forcing the chicken producer into arbitration amid price-fixing allegations.

  2. January 25, 2022

    $11M Deal With Chicken Buyers Gets Final OK

    An Illinois federal judge granted final approval Tuesday to a nearly $8 million deal with Mar-Jac Poultry and a $3.3 million deal with Harrison Poultry to resolve claims that the companies engaged in a years-long scheme to fix chicken prices.

  3. January 03, 2022

    Food & Beverage Cases To Watch In 2022

    Food and beverage attorneys will have their hands full in 2022 litigating a slew of claims that baby food contains toxic heavy metals, that environmentally sustainable products don't live up to their claims, that "natural" labeling is misleading, and that poultry, pork and beef producers rigged product prices.

  4. December 20, 2021

    Chicken Price-Fixing Deals Totaling $181M Get Final OK

    An Illinois federal judge Monday gave a final signoff to settlements totaling $181 million that six chicken producers have agreed to pay to resolve claims that they conspired to fix the price of broiler chicken.

  5. December 02, 2021

    Attys Win $55M Fee In Purchasers' Chicken Price-Fixing Suit

    An Illinois federal judge has awarded more than $55 million in fees to class counsel who've settled direct purchasers' chicken price-fixing claims against some major producers including Tyson Foods Inc., applauding their "exemplary" performance in a case they pursued without full confidence they'd succeed.

  6. November 02, 2021

    Objector Balks At Attys' Request For $68M In Price-Fixing Suit

    A member of a class action of consumers who brought price-fixing claims against broiler-chicken producers told an Illinois federal court that their attorneys' request for $68 million for their work in the suit is inflated by $3 million and should be rejected.

  7. October 28, 2021

    Attys Want $68M For Work In Broiler Chicken Price-Fix Suit

    Attorneys who've inked $181 million in settlements to resolve consumer price-fixing claims against broiler-chicken producers including Tyson Foods urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to award them $68 million in fees and expenses, their first payment after working the case for several years.

  8. October 18, 2021

    Kroger, Others Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Suit Against Tyson

    Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday reached an agreement with Kroger, a handful of grocers and other food companies to settle part of a massive price-fixing litigation accusing multiple major chicken producers of conspiring with one another to fix the price of broiler chicken.

  9. October 15, 2021

    $93.5M Deals In Chicken Price-Fixing Row Get Initial OK

    An Illinois federal judge granted early approval Friday to three settlements totaling $93.5 million that commercial and institutional indirect purchasers reached with Tyson Foods Inc., Pilgrim's Pride Corp. and Mar-Jac Poultry Inc. to settle claims they conspired with competitors to fix the price of broiler chicken.

  10. October 01, 2021

    Chicken Buyers Nab $93.5M Deals In Price-Fixing Row

    Commercial and institutional indirect purchasers reached three settlements totaling $93.5 million with Tyson Chicken, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation and Mar-Jac Poultry, which were among the poultry giants that have been accused of engaging in a years-long scheme to fix chicken prices.