Poultry Producers Avoid Class Price-Fixing Claims as Buyers Settle to Evade $1M in Legal Costs

A class of direct purchasers has decided to abandon the pursuit of their class price-fixing claims against major poultry producers; Perdue Farms and Claxton Poultry among others. In a significant move, deals have been cut that renounce any future attempts to resuscitate the allegations, thereby permitting the buyers to sidestep potentially up to $1 million in legal costs that they may have otherwise owed to the chicken producers. Bryan Koenig for Law360 broke the news on Wednesday, shedding light on the complexities of the ongoing legal developments surrounding this case.