Lavin v. Reed

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BRIAN LAVIN, Plaintiff No. 17 CV 1014 v. Judge Jeremy C. Daniel SAM K. REED, et al., Defendants MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Brian Lavin and Donald Bartelt are shareholders of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (“TreeHouse”) who filed this consolidated derivative action against TreeHouse’s current and former officers and directors. They allege that Defendants breached their fiduciary duties and made material misrepresentations concerning TreeHouse’s 2016 acquisition of ConAgra’s private brands business.…