Emily Ashcraft

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Pilgrim’s Pride Announces DOJ Agreement Ending Antitrust Allegations

On Wednesday, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation announced that it entered a plea agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve claims against individuals in the company, who...

More Chicken Growers File Another Antitrust Suit

Last week, broiler chicken growers, individuals who raise chickens for large processing companies to process and sell for meat, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the Northern District...

Former Employee Files ERISA Complaint Against Nestle

On Friday in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a former employee filed a putative class action lawsuit against Nestle USA and its board of directors purporting that the company...

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Medical Marijuana Constitutionality Case

On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court announced it is declining to hear a case that challenges the federal marijuana prohibition and its constitutionality. The case was listed among...

Minnesota Judge Transfers Decision on Subpoena to Kansas MDL...

Judge Eric C. Tostrud in a District of Minnesota Opinion and Order filed on Oct. 9 granted Syngentia’s request to move a motion from the plaintiffs to quash a...

Tyson Asks Court to Dismiss COVID-19 Death Lawsuit

Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., and employees who are supervisors at Tyson Plants filed motions to dismiss a Northern District of Iowa complaint alleging that they are...