August 18, 2023
Ranchers who raise cattle and calves at the beginning of the beef product cycle are too far removed from Cargill, JBS, National Beef Packing and Tyson to pursue the packing giants in a broader price-fixing multidistrict litigation, a Minnesota federal judge has ruled.
August 08, 2023
A recent spat between Sysco and legal investment firm Burford Capital over control of settlement approval is irrelevant to their "straightforward" request to swap in a Burford-affiliated entity as plaintiff in a pork price-fixing lawsuit, the food distribution giant told a Minnesota federal court this week.
July 10, 2023
An affiliate of litigation funding giant Burford Capital pressed a Minnesota federal judge to let it replace Sysco as a plaintiff in sprawling price-fixing lawsuits against pork and beef producers following the resolution of Sysco and Burford's separate fight over who controlled Sysco's litigation future.
April 17, 2023
JBS USA Food Co. has agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims filed by a class of indirect beef product purchasers accusing the meat processing giant of participating in a nationwide scheme to constrain the supply of beef products and drive up prices, according to a Minnesota federal court filing.