Meatpackers tell US judge plaintiffs don't meet pleading standard to prove price-fixing
By Khushita Vasant ( July 13, 2021, 00:43 GMT | Insight) -- Defendants in a US cattle price-fixing case told a federal judge that plaintiffs' witnesses have no personal knowledge of the alleged conduct, thereby failing to meet a prerequisite for proving a conspiracy and falling short of the pleading standard.Defendants in a US cattle price-fixing case told a federal judge today that plaintiffs' witnesses have no personal knowledge of the alleged conduct, thereby failing to meet a prerequisite for proving a conspiracy and falling short of the pleading standard....
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