In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
1:16-cv-08637
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Croke Fairchild
- Conner & Winters
- Kabat Chapman
- Altair Law
- Clement & Murphy
- Freed Kanner
- Matt Singer Law
- Gustafson Gluek
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Ahern and Associates
- Block Firm
- Gibbs & Bruns
- Cotsirilos Poulos
- Litwin Kach
- Joseph D. Carney & Associates
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- Greenberg Traurig
- Katten Muchin
- Kellogg Hansen
- Axinn Veltrop
- Winston & Strawn
- Kaplan Fox
- Law Office of Thomas J. Nolan
- Eimer Stahl
- Frankfurt Kurnit
- Benesch
- Venable LLP
- Skadden Arps
- Falkenberg Ives
- Wiley Rein
- MoloLamken
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Kasowitz LLP
- Reichman Jorgensen
- McGuireWoods
- Riley Safer
- Preti Flaherty
- Boies Schiller
- Bartko Pavia
- Paul Hastings
- Paul Weiss
- Vedder Price
- DLA Piper
- Jackson Lewis PC
- Law Group of Northwest Arkansas
- Steyer Lowenthal
- Zelle LLP
- Cera LLP
- Taft Stettinius
- Lockridge Grindal
- Hagens Berman
- Manning Law Firm
- Proskauer Rose
- White & Case
- NastLaw
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Coffman Law Firm
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Wollmuth Maher
- Edelson Lechtzin
- Salvatore Prescott
- Seeger Weiss
- Amundsen Davis
- Patzik Frank
- Bancroft PLLC
- Hammond Law PC
- Hausfeld LLP
- Neal Gerber
- Strauss Borrelli
- Manning Gross
- Barrett Johnston
- Hammond Law
- Carlton Fields
- ArentFox Schiff
- Smith Gambrell
- Spector Roseman
- Vinson & Elkins
- Shook Hardy
- Jones Day
- Littler Mendelson
- Greenspoon Marder
- Goldman Scarlato
- Moore & Van Allen
- Dentons
- Karon LLC
- Swanson Martin
- Sherman Atlas
- FeganScott
- Wexler Boley
- Stinson LLP
- Sidley Austin
- Hamilton Lincoln
- Rachlis Duff
- Polsinelli PC
- Fox Swibel
- Almeida Law Group
- Pearson Warshaw
- Lynch Thompson
- Hogan Lovells
- Covington & Burling
- Miller Shakman
- Cohen Milstein
- Vaughan & Murphy
- Miller Canfield
- Meagher & Geer
- Stearns Weaver
- Barton LLP
- Marcus & Shapira
- Quinn Emanuel
- Williams Barber
- Marks & Klein
- Kohn Swift
- Aronberg Goldgehn
- Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles
- BoiesBattin
- Weil Gotshal
- Kopecky Schumacher
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Criden & Love
- Barack Ferrazzano
- Hunton Andrews
- Sherrard Roe
- Butler Reichline
- Harper Little
- Bilzin Sumberg
- Jordan Price Wall
- TottisLaw
- Shindler Anderson
- Heins Mills
- D. Klar Law
- Baron Harris
- Carpenter Lipps
- Kutak Rock
- Ridley McGreevy
- Bernstein Liebhard
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Cotchett Pitre
- Steven Williams Law
- Taus Cebulash
- Lipe Lyons
- Noonan & Lieberman
- L&G Law Group
- Raines Feldman
- Dykema
- Wheeler Trigg
- Bailey Brauer
- Law Offices of Michael M. Mulder
- Sperling Kenny
- Clark Hill
- Susman Godfrey
- Alston & Bird
- Kirby McInerney
- Baker Donelson
- Stranch Jennings
- Orrick Herrington
- Hart McLaughlin
- Fine Kaplan
- Jenner & Block
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Hellmuth & Johnson
- Hinkle Shanor
- Saveri & Saveri
- Wallace Miller
- Mayer Brown
Companies
- Fareway Stores Inc.
- White Castle Management Co.
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
- Compass Group PLC
- Associated Grocers of New England
- Peco Foods Inc.
- John Soules Foods Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company Inc.
- CKE Restaurants Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- McDonald's Corp.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
- Wawa Inc.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
- Shamrock Foods Co.
- Save Mart Supermarkets
- Brookshire Grocery
- Burford Capital LLC
- Tyson Foods Inc.
- Zaxby's Holdings LLC
- Whatabrands LLC
- Aramark
- Rabobank
- Nestle SA
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Boston Market Corp.
- Conagra Brands Inc.
- Sam's Club
- Keystone Foods LLC
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- Maximum Quality Foods
- The Kraft Heinz Co.
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Case Farms LLC
- Costco
- Simmons Foods Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly LLC
- FOCUS Brands Inc.
- Brinker International Inc.
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- The Golub Corp.
- McLane Co. Inc.
- Certco Inc.
- Fieldale Farms Corp.
- Bi-Lo
- Ferraro Foods Inc.
- George's Inc.
- Koch Foods
- Ahold Delhaize USA
- Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- The Cheesecake Factory Inc.
- Campbell Soup Co.
- BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
- Target Corp.
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Caesars Entertainment Inc.
- Perdue Farms Inc.
- Amick Farms
- Ahold Delhaize
- Walmart Inc.
- Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.
- The Fresh Market Inc.
- Supervalu Inc.
- Bloomin' Brands Inc.
- Mar-Jac Poultry
- Gordon Food Service Inc.
- Sodexo SA
- Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
- Pinnacle Foods Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Sysco Corp.
- Agri Stats Inc.
- Sanderson Farms Inc.
- Carl Buddig & Co.
- Hooters LLC
- Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc.
- Compass Minerals International, Inc.
- Domino's Pizza Inc.
- Sherwood Food Distributors LLC
- Unified Grocers Inc.
- Captain D's LLC
- House of Raeford Farms Inc.
- Foster Farms
- The Kroger Co.
- Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
- Checkers Drive In Restaurants Inc.
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
- Chick-fil-A Inc.
- Whataburger Restaurants LLC
- Services Group of America
Sectors & Industries:
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December 09, 2019
Chicken Co. Dodges Winn-Dixie's Suit After Price-Fix Deal
Supermarket chain Winn-Dixie and an affiliate can't bring their own lawsuit against a broiler chicken producer in a massive price-fixing suit because that producer has already settled claims lobbed by direct purchasers, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.
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September 25, 2019
Chicken Price-Fix Depos Remain On Hold Amid DOJ Probe
Parties involved in a massive broiler chicken price-fixing antitrust suit must push back depositions that had been scheduled for the fall, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday, deciding to extend a limited discovery stay to allow a parallel criminal investigation to progress.
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September 10, 2019
DOJ Subpoenas Sanderson Farms In Chicken Price-Fix Probe
Sanderson Farms, one of the major poultry producers facing a price-fixing conspiracy lawsuit, disclosed Monday that it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the agency's own investigation into the alleged conspiracy.
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August 05, 2019
DOJ Subpoenas Tyson Amid Chicken Industry Antitrust Probe
The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed Tyson Foods Inc. seeking information related to the chicken industry, related to a probe into potentially anti-competitive conduct, Tyson announced in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday.
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June 27, 2019
DOJ Gets 3 Mos. Discovery Stay In Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
An Illinois federal judge said Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice can intervene in a massive chicken price-fixing suit, but is giving the government only a limited three-month discovery stay so the case isn't unnecessarily delayed.
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June 26, 2019
Parties OK DOJ Intervention, Iffy On Stay In Chicken Price Suit
A group of direct broiler chicken purchasers and the producers it accuses of fixing chicken prices agreed with the government's request to intervene in their case Wednesday, but the purchasers asked an Illinois federal judge not to pause discovery.
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June 25, 2019
DOJ Probing Chicken Industry For Anti-Competitive Conduct
The U.S. Department of Justice revealed last week that it is investigating potential anti-competitive conduct in the chicken industry, asking an Illinois federal court for permission to weigh in on private litigation against Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and several other poultry producers.
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May 07, 2019
Distributor Must Hand Over Docs In Poultry Price-Fixing Suit
An Illinois federal court said a meat distributor was being "hyperbolic" when it complained about complying with subpoenas the company characterized as lengthy and excessive, and rejected a bid to quash them.
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April 09, 2019
Perdue Blasts Witness Coaching Claims As 'Manufactured'
Perdue Farms hit back against a bid for attorney sanctions over alleged witness coaching and overzealous objections in a deposition of its director in a price-fixing suit, saying that the poultry buyers' motion was a "sideshow" and a "manufactured dispute."
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March 22, 2019
Perdue Coached Witness In Poultry Price-Fix Suit, Buyers Say
Perdue Farms should be sanctioned after its attorney interrupted the deposition of the poultry company's director of live production some 200 times and conferred with him during breaks, chicken buyers have told an Illinois federal court.