Six integrators and Agri-Stats recently reached a settlement with plaintiffs in the broiler chicken antitrust lawsuit before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Companies that recently settled comprise:
The plaintiffs alleged collusion among integrators based on electronic communications and conservations at association gatherings and also indirectly by subscription to Agri-Stats an industry cost benchmarking system. Settlements attained $284 million prior to the latest agreements.