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FOOD LION, LLC et al v. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.

  1. February 24, 2021

    Food Lion Settles Suit Over Piece Of $433M Dean Foods Deal

    Food Lion and a regional dairy cooperative have agreed to settle their lawsuit in North Carolina federal court that challenged Dairy Farmers of America's purchase of assets in the Carolinas as part of a broader $433 million deal with bankrupt milk producer Dean Foods.

  2. October 28, 2020

    Dairy Co-Op Says DOJ Deal Docs Irrelevant To Food Lion Case

    Dairy Farmers of America urged a North Carolina federal court Tuesday to uphold a magistrate judge's order denying a bid to compel the discovery of documents from negotiations with the government over its purchase of Dean Foods' assets, saying they are irrelevant to Food Lion's lawsuit objecting to the deal.

  3. October 14, 2020

    Food Lion Wants More DOJ Deal Docs From Dairy Co-Op

    Food Lion has told a North Carolina federal court it needs additional documents from Dairy Farmers of America related to settlement negotiations with enforcers for its purchase of assets from bankrupt milk producer Dean Foods as the grocery retailer challenges part of the cooperative's acquisition.

  4. August 17, 2020

    Food Lion Can't 'Change The Marketplace,' Dairy Co-Op Says

    Dairy Farmers of America defended its acquisition of three processing facilities from bankrupt milk producer Dean Foods in part of a much larger deal on Friday in a preview of arguments against Food Lion's lawsuit that the co-op said is based on the grocery chain's wish-list, not economic harm.

  5. July 24, 2020

    Dairy Co-Op Can't Duck Antitrust Suit Over Dean Foods Deal

    A North Carolina federal court on Friday rejected a bid by Dairy Farmers of America to escape a suit from Food Lion LLC targeting its acquisition of three processing facilities from bankrupt milk producer Dean Foods in part of a much larger deal.

  6. July 08, 2020

    Food Lion Defends Suit Over Dairy Co-Op's Dean Foods Deal

    Food Lion LLC has urged a North Carolina federal court not to toss its suit targeting the acquisition of three processing facilities by Dairy Farmers of America from bankrupt milk producer Dean Foods, arguing that the antitrust laws are supposed to be forward-looking.

  7. June 17, 2020

    Dairy Co-Op Fights Suit Over Piece Of $433M Dean Foods Buy

    Dairy Farmers of America has urged a North Carolina federal court to toss a lawsuit from Food Lion LLC challenging a slice of the cooperative's recent purchase of assets from bankrupt milk producer Dean Foods, calling the case too speculative to stand.

  8. May 19, 2020

    Food Lion Targets Part Of Co-Op's $433M Dean Foods Deal

    Food Lion LLC filed a lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America in federal court Tuesday challenging the cooperative's recent purchase of milk processing facilities in North and South Carolina, part of a larger $433 million purchase of assets from bankrupt milk producer Dean Foods that it said fits within a long-running anti-competitive campaign.