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
- Stinson LLP
- Altair Law
- Barton LLP
- Freed Kanner
- Matt Singer Law
- Gustafson Gluek
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Ahern and Associates
- Strauss Borrelli
- Gibbs & Bruns
- Cotsirilos Poulos
- Litwin Kach
- Joseph D. Carney & Associates
- Axinn Veltrop
- Frankfurt Kurnit
- Kohn Swift
- Clement & Murphy
- Kaplan Fox
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Shindler Anderson
- Law Office of Thomas J. Nolan
- NastLaw
- Skadden Arps
- Law Group of Northwest Arkansas
- Steyer Lowenthal
- Zelle LLP
- Cera LLP
- TottisLaw
- Lockridge Grindal
- Edelson Lechtzin
- Miller Shakman
- Manning Law Firm
- Stearns Weaver
- Coffman Law Firm
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Kellogg Hansen
- Vedder Price
- Salvatore Prescott
- Seeger Weiss
- Eimer Stahl
- Winston & Strawn
- Bancroft PLLC
- Barrett Johnston
- Hammond Law
- Carlton Fields
- Hammond Law PC
- Spector Roseman
- Greenspoon Marder
- Goldman Scarlato
- Heins Mills
- Hunton Andrews
- Greenberg Traurig
- Swanson Martin
- White & Case
- Sherman Atlas
- Kirkland & Ellis
- FeganScott
- Wexler Boley
- Katten Muchin
- Hamilton Lincoln
- Rachlis Duff
- Reichman Jorgensen
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- Cadwalader Wickersham
- Fox Swibel
- Kasowitz Benson
- Block Firm
- Almeida Law Group
- Pearson Warshaw
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Lynch Thompson
- ArentFox Schiff
- Vaughan & Murphy
- Jones Day
- Miller Canfield
- Hagens Berman
- Patzik Frank
- Covington & Burling
- Benesch
- Sidley Austin
- Marcus & Shapira
- Williams Barber
- Marks & Klein
- Polsinelli PC
- Dentons
- Hogan Lovells
- Shook Hardy
- Wollmuth Maher
- Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles
- Venable LLP
- BoiesBattin
- Cooley LLP
- DLA Piper
- DiCello Levitt
- Amundsen Davis
- Paul Hastings
- Kopecky Schumacher
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Criden & Love
- Weil Gotshal
- Manning Gross
- Taft Stettinius
- Neal Gerber
- Barack Ferrazzano
- Bartko Pavia
- Littler Mendelson
- McGuireWoods
- Wiley Rein
- Sherrard Roe
- Butler Reichline
- Smith Gambrell
- Riley Safer
- Aronberg Goldgehn
- Kabat Chapman
- Harper Little
- Bilzin Sumberg
- Moore & Van Allen
- Jordan Price Wall
- Preti Flaherty
- D. Klar Law
- Baron Harris
- Falkenberg Ives
- Hausfeld LLP
- Carpenter Lipps
- Kutak Rock
- Ridley McGreevy
- Vinson & Elkins
- Bernstein Liebhard
- MoloLamken
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Cotchett Pitre
- Meagher & Geer
- Paul Weiss
- Steven Williams Law
- Taus Cebulash
- Lipe Lyons
- Quinn Emanuel
- Milberg Coleman
- Jackson Lewis PC
- L&G Law Group
- Boies Schiller
- Raines Feldman
- Dykema
- Wheeler Trigg
- Bailey Brauer
- Cohen Milstein
- Karon LLC
- Proskauer Rose
- 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
- McDonald's Corp.
- Boston Market Corp.
- Fareway Stores Inc.
- White Castle Management Co.
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- Target Corp.
- Ahold Delhaize USA
- Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
- Associated Grocers of New England
- Conagra Brands Inc.
- Peco Foods Inc.
- Amick Farms
- John Soules Foods Inc.
- Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company Inc.
- Sam's Club
- CKE Restaurants Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
- Wawa Inc.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
- Save Mart Supermarkets
- Whatabrands LLC
- Keystone Foods LLC
- Tyson Foods Inc.
- Aramark
- Nestle SA
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- Maximum Quality Foods
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Case Farms LLC
- Costco
- Burford Capital LLC
- Walmart Inc.
- 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.
- Shamrock Foods Co.
- Koch Foods
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- The Cheesecake Factory Inc.
- BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
- Zaxby's Holdings LLC
- Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Caesars Entertainment Inc.
- Perdue Farms Inc.
- Campbell Soup Co.
- The Kraft Heinz Co.
- Rabobank
- Ahold Delhaize
- 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 Grocery
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Sysco Corp.
- Agri Stats Inc.
- Sanderson Farms Inc.
- Compass Group PLC
- Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
- Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc.
- Carl Buddig & Co.
- Hooters LLC
- 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.
- 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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November 03, 2017
Tyson Calls Chicken Price-Fixing Suit 'Bare Bones'
Tyson Foods Inc. on Friday urged an Illinois federal judge to toss an antitrust lawsuit over broiler chickens originally brought in Florida, describing the purported chicken price-fixing conspiracy alleged by Chicken Kitchen USA LLC as "bare bones" and without a legal claim.
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September 29, 2017
Chicken Cos. Must Hand Over Fla. AG Docs In Antitrust Suit
An Illinois magistrate judge on Thursday ordered poultry producers to turn over certain documents related to an investigation by the Florida attorney general’s office in a lawsuit over alleged antitrust and price-index-fixing concerns, but stopped short of requiring expanded disclosure of information and communications with the agency.
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August 07, 2017
Buyers Reach $2.25M Deal In Broiler Chicken Antitrust Suit
Direct purchasers in a proposed class action accusing poultry producers of colluding to fix the prices for broiler chickens urged an Illinois federal judge on Friday to sign off on a $2.25 million deal they struck with Fieldale Farms Corp.
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April 24, 2017
Consumer Subpoenas Denied In Chicken Antitrust Suit
An Illinois federal magistrate judge on Friday refused a putative class of consumers' document preservation subpoenas in a suit alleging Tyson Foods Inc. and other poultry producers colluded to increase the price of chickens by limiting their production and exchanging pricing details through a third party.
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February 06, 2017
SEC Slaps Tyson With Subpoena Over Chicken Quota Suits
Tyson Foods Inc. told shareholders on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hit it with a subpoena over allegations raised in class action lawsuits that the company conspired with other producers of broiler chickens to limit production and goose their profits.
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January 30, 2017
Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's, Others Want Antitrust Suit Axed
Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride and other poultry producers are urging an Illinois federal court to toss buyers' antitrust allegations that they conspired to fix chicken prices, saying the claims can’t stick under state laws and that growth patterns don't support the allegations.
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December 15, 2016
Plucky Hagens Berman Wins Spot In Chicken Price Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday named Hagens Berman Sobeol Shapiro LLP as interim class counsel for food distributors in a proposed class action alleging that Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and other poultry producers conspired to fix chicken prices.
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September 02, 2016
Poultry Producers Hit With Chicken Price Antitrust Suit
Food distributor Maplevale Farms on Friday filed a proposed class action in Illinois against Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and several other poultry producers alleging they conspired to fix chicken prices.