Wexler Wallace LLP was recently appointed Liaison Counsel for the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class in an antitrust lawsuit against Koch Foods Inc., Tyson Foods Inc., Perdue Farms, and others. Gustafason Gluek PLLC and Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP will serve as Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class. The case is pending in Chicago.
The case involves allegations that the Defendants’ violated antitrust laws by colluding to increase the price of “Broilers,” chickens raised for meat consumption to be slaughtered before the age of 13 weeks, by limiting production and exchanging information regarding pricing, capacity and sales volume. The lawsuit involves two purchaser classes, Direct Purchasers (who purchased the Broilers directly from the Defendants) and Indirect Purchasers (who purchased the Broilers through a distributer for resale or personal consumption). The lawsuit seeks financial relief for the parties damaged by the alleged collusion.