U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Durkin dismissed claims against Tyson Foods in the ongoing Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation case. Virtually all U.S. supermarket chains have sued most U.S. broiler integrators alleging collusion in pricing.
In early October, Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride and Mar-Jac Poultry agreed to pay $93.5 million to settle price-fixing charges initiated by the Department of Justice.