Agri Stats, DOJ, US states in throes of settlement talks over information-sharing suit
By Khushita Vasant and Alex Wilts ( May 5, 2026, 17:56 GMT | Comment) -- As Agri Stats and the government hold intensive talks to settle an information-sharing lawsuit ahead of a May 18 trial, the Department of Justice and six US states are aiming to secure remedies that would ban the sharing of competitively sensitive non-public data while still allowing the data broker to remain in business, MLex has learned.As Agri Stats and the government hold intensive talks to settle an information-sharing lawsuit ahead of a May 18 trial, the Department of Justice and six US states are aiming to secure remedies that would ban the sharing of competitively sensitive non-public data while still allowing the data broker to remain in business, MLex has learned....
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