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Honey farmers bring RICO actions against importers

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 26 2013

According to news sources, several U.S. beekeeping companies have filed lawsuits under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

MDL court certifies class of purchasers after full-blown Daubert analysis

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

A multidistrict litigation (MDL) court that is considering pre-trial matters in 91 consolidated antitrust lawsuits alleging that major chocolate manufacturers conspired to implement price increases from 2002 through 2007, has granted the direct-purchaser plaintiffs’ motion for class certification

Idaho court allows potato antitrust litigation to proceed

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 3 2012

A federal court in Idaho has denied all pending motions to dismiss in litigation brought by direct and indirect potato purchasers who allege that the defendants violated antitrust laws by agreeing to reduce the supply of potatoes in the United States to increase their price

Lawsuits concluded: no trademark for “Texas Toast,” no class claims for Joe’s Crab Shack employees, no racial discrimination class claims against McDonald’s, no wrongful death suit against Dole Food, no antitrust action against Whole Foods

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 8 2012

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that the Roskam Baking Co

Court dismisses remaining claims in milk antitrust litigation

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 30 2012

A federal court in Tennessee has dismissed the two remaining claims in antitrust litigation filed by certain retail processed milk sellers against Dean Foods Co. and the Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. In re: Se. Milk Antitrust Litig., No. 2:08-MD-1000 (U.S. Dist. Ct., E.D. Tenn., Greeneville Div., decided March 27, 2012) (ruling applies to Food Lion, LLC v. Dean Foods Co., No. 2:07-CV-188

D.C. district court refuses to certify class in antitrust suit against Whole Foods

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 3 2012

A federal court in the District of Columbia has denied a motion to certify a class of Los Angeles County Whole Foods shoppers alleging that the company’s 2007 merger with Wild Oats “substantially lessened competition” in violation of the Clayton Act, “created an unlawful monopoly” under the Sherman Act, and “constituted an unlawful agreement in restraint of trade” in violation of both acts

Insurers need not defend egg producer embroiled in antitrust litigation

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 11 2011

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that liability insurers of a major U.S. egg producer have no obligation to defend it in class action lawsuits alleging that the egg producer conspired with others to keep the price of eggs artificially high

MDL court releases several defendants from egg products antitrust litigation

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 7 2011

A federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) court has granted several motions to dismiss in consolidated actions alleging a conspiracy by egg producers and trade associations to restrict the domestic supply of eggs

Trade groups and dairy coops accused of slaughtering cows to keep milk prices high

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 30 2011

According to a news source, two antitrust lawsuits were filed in a California federal court this week alleging that dairy trade groups and coops manipulated dairy prices between 2003 and 2010 under a program that slaughtered more than 500,000 cows

Recent agreements to settle disputes: contaminated GE rice lawsuits, dairy pricing and false pet food ads

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 15 2011

Bayer CropScience has agreed to pay up to $750 million to settle the claims of rice farmers who allege that the company’s genetically engineered (GE) rice contaminated their conventional crops and led to market losses when some countries closed their borders to U.S