JMOL Denied, Settlements Granted Preliminary OK In Chicken Price-Fixing Case

(April 4, 2024, 8:21 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — In a pair of orders, a federal judge in Illinois denied a motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) or, alternatively, a new trial filed by direct-purchaser plaintiffs (DPPs) accusing broiler sellers of fixing the prices for chicken and granted preliminary approval of settlements between the DPPs and seven sellers under which each party agrees to cease all litigation activities against the other....