Court denies petition to appeal CGL's successful class certification in Pork Litigation The Eighth Circuit has denied a petition by defendants to appeal CGL’s successful certification of a class composed of commercial food preparers in a lawsuit alleging anticompetitive conduct in the pork industry. The commercial food preparer class represented by CGL remains certified, and [...]
LAW360: JBS Reaches $25M Beef Price Fixing Deal With Indirect Buyers "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 [...]
Pork Antitrust Litigation – CGL Wins Certification of Food Preparer Class On March 29, 2023, CGL won certification of a damages class composed of commercial food preparers, such as restaurants, that purchased pork in 27 states and the District of Columbia along with a nationwide injunctive class in In re Pork Antitrust Litigation, No. 18-cv-1776. [...]