Recent US appeals court ruling bars 'upstream' antitrust claims, meatpackers say
( October 27, 2025, 15:47 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: JBS, Swift, Cargill and other meatpackers told a Minnesota federal judge that a recent decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit supports denial of class certification to indirect sellers pursuing price-fixing claims. The Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care v. Amerigroup Tennessee confirms that US Supreme Court precedent under Illinois Brick bars “indirect” claims regardless of whether harm flows “upstream” or “downstream” along a supply chain, the companies said in a notice of supplemental authority filed in the US District of Minnesota.See attached document....
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