Mountaire, Peco, others push to dismiss US antitrust case over broiler chickens
( August 13, 2026, 16:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Mountaire Farms, Peco Foods and poultry processing companies filed replies in support of dismissing a US price-fixing complaint over broiler chickens, saying plaintiffs are barred from “relitigating claims they pursued and resolved years ago.” “Plaintiffs had enough information to initiate litigation no later than 2017 when they initiated Growers I and identified defendants here as co-conspirators. Plaintiffs’ alternative time-bar trigger also would not excuse their untimeliness because Judge Shelby sustained plaintiffs’ claims, which included the same no-poach agreement alleged now,” they argued. See attached file. ...
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