Tyson Foods corporate headquarters in Chicago. (Credit: David Harpe/Adobe Stock) 'Anticompetitive Scheme?': Tyson Foods Faces Missouri Antitrust Class Action in Chicken Plant Dispute
"Defendants' anticompetitive conduct has restrained competition for the purchase of broiler chicken farmer services in the Dexter, Missouri geographic area," according to the allegations in the complaint filed against Tyson Foods in Missouri state court.
September 12, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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Antitrust
What You Need to Know
- Counsel for Missouri broiler farmers filed an antitrust class action naming Tyson Foods as a defendant in state court.
- The class action accuses Tyson of harming competition of local chicken farmers in southeastern Missouri.
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Tyson demanding preemptive exoneration.
An antitrust class action accuses Tyson Foods Inc. of harming competition in the chicken farmers market of southeastern Missouri one month after the giant poultry company filed a federal lawsuit seeking preemptive exoneration of these state-law claims.
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