Dismissal Of Direct Action Plaintiffs’ Claims In Pork Price-Fixing Case Denied

( October 5, 2023, 9:35 AM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in Minnesota denied a motion by various pork suppliers to dismiss claims in a multidistrict litigation by direct action plaintiffs (DAPs) that the suppliers conspired to stabilize and increase the price of pork in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, finding that the DAPs “adequately pled fraudulent concealment” and that the Section 1 claims were tolled under American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah....