McDonald's Corporation has filed a lawsuit alleging antitrust violations by major broiler producers and AgriStats Inc. The case was originally filed by a class of plaintiffs in September 2016 and is referred to as "Broiler Antitrust Litigation".
The plaintiffs allege collusion to maintain or raise prices for chicken products and contriving to adjust production levels to artificially sustain prices.
Some defendants have settled with plaintiffs and have agreed to cooperate in disclosing documents of the benefit to plaintiffs.