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A pair of attorneys who had represented two competing metal recyclers will remain disqualified from representing one in an ongoing dispute between the companies.

The plaintiffs are seeking class-action certification.

On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed dismissal of claims for fraudulent transfer and aiding and abetting a Ponzi scheme brought by one lender...

A subset of plaintiffs in a large antitrust case targeting price fixing in the pork industry is seeking court approval of a settlement with meatpacking

Agriculture your username 6 hours ago On Thursday, commercial and institutional indirect purchase plaintiffs asked the Minnesota District Court for approval of a $12.75 million settlement with JBS USA in a antitrust lawsuit alleging that JBS and other pork processing companies including Hormel Foods, Smithfield Foods, and Tyson Foods participated in illegal antitrust activities.  The direct purchaser plaintiffs already reached a settlement with JBS for $24.5 million, that settlement was given ...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Pork Buyers Want Steering Committee In Antitrust Suit Law360 (February 24, 2021, 1:58 PM EST) -- A class of indirect pork buyers on Tuesday asked a Minnesota federal judge to establish a plaintiffs steering committee in antitrust litigation accusing Smithfield, Tyson and other major pork producers of a conspiracy to inflate prices, pointing to four law firms to help interim co-lead counsel for the buyers organize their efforts. Commercial and institutional indirect ...

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