Settlement With 7th Prevailing Defendant In Chicken Price-Fixing Suit Approved

( October 29, 2024, 10:38 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois granted final approval of a settlement in an antitrust case accusing broiler sellers of fixing the prices for chicken between direct-purchaser plaintiffs (DPPs) and the seventh and final prevailing defendant, which eliminates the DPPs from having to pay litigation costs; the agreement as to the six other prevailing defendants was granted final approval in July....