Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation

Track this case

Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-08637

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

791(Labor: E.R.I.S.A.)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Thomas M. Durkin

Firms

Companies

Sectors & Industries:

  1. July 05, 2018

    Koch Foods Slams Chicken Buyers' Bid For 50K Docs

    Koch Foods Inc. asked an Illinois federal court on Thursday to deny a bid by chicken buyers to compel production of as many as 50,000 email attachments in antitrust litigation against poultry producers, arguing that providing the documents would impose an undue burden on the company.

  2. January 31, 2018

    Peco Stuck With Broiler Chicken Price-Fixing Suit For Now

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday refused to rethink his decision keeping Peco Foods tied to a major antitrust lawsuit brought by three classes of consumers alleging it and other poultry producers conspired to fix prices of broiler chickens, though the judge acknowledged the allegations "are thin."

  3. November 21, 2017

    Chicken Cos. Must Face Broiler Chicken Price-Fixing Suit

    The nation's largest poultry producers must face most claims in a major antitrust lawsuit brought by three classes of consumers alleging the companies conspired to fix prices of broiler chickens, an Illinois federal judge ruled Monday.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!