September 29, 2020
A group of dairy farmers and the milk co-op they're suing over alleged price-fixing have agreed to dismiss their case on the eve of a trial that was set to start in Vermont federal court Wednesday.
August 25, 2020
A dairy farm co-op accused of using anti-competitive tactics to bring farmers into the fold can't get any help from its industry friends, a Vermont federal court has ruled, denying a bid from three groups to file an amicus brief.
August 10, 2020
Farmers suing the cooperative Dairy Farmers of America over an alleged antitrust conspiracy told a Vermont federal court to disregard a trade groups' response to a U.S. Department of Justice filing in the case, characterizing the outfits as nothing more than proxies for the co-op.
August 05, 2020
The Dairy Farmers of America blasted the U.S. Department of Justice after it weighed in on an antitrust conspiracy case against the group, writing in a Tuesday filing that the agency's analysis of the issue was "purely academic" and should have "no effect on the progress of this case going forward."
September 30, 2019
Dairy farmers who opted out of a $50 million milk price-fixing class action settlement in favor of filing their own lawsuit have enough evidence to put their antitrust conspiracy claims before a jury, a Vermont federal judge has ruled.