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Agriculture your username 5 hours ago On Wednesday, Judge Virginia M. Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois declined arguments by Hillshire Brands Company, Tyson Foods Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods Inc. (collectively, the Tyson defendants) that the court should toss the turkey purchaser plaintiffs’ suits against them. This week’s opinion and order pertains to two class-actions, one filed by Sandee’s Catering, and the other by Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative against the nation’s largest turkey producers.  The Tyson defendants reportedly based their Febr...

Tech your username 4 days ago Two plaintiffs, adult residents of Oregon and Alabama, have filed a class-action suit against Apple Inc., accusing it of facilitating illegal gambling by operating as an unlicensed casino. According to Tuesday’s filing, the casino-style games developed by DoubleU Games Co. Ltd., and distributed through Apple’s App Store, constitute illegal gambling pursuant to 25 states’ laws. The Northern District of California complaint explained that DoubleU’s games generate money in several ways, including through the “Freemium Model.” Thereunder, consumers can do...

Agriculture your username January 26, 2021 Turkey wholesalers and a statistics aggregator defending price-fixing conspiracy claims have submitted their final brief in support of their motion for a protective order limiting the scope of discovery. The defendants’ reply brief, filed last week, reiterates their earlier position that the plaintiffs have levied burdensome discovery requests in an effort to “trawl” for information resurrecting dismissed or supporting new claims. The brief explains that the plaintiffs assert “a single rule of reason claim,” that between 2010...

Agriculture your username January 21, 2021 According to Tyson Foods, Inc.’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) report filed on Wednesday, the company has settled antitrust claims against it from each of the three classes of plaintiffs in the Northern District of Illinois broiler chicken antitrust lawsuit.  The SEC filing said that the companies would pay to the classes “an aggregate amount of $221.5 million,” which would be placed on 2021’s first quarter financial statements. It explained that Tyson “does not admit any liability as part of the settlements,” but that it beli...