In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION IN RE BROILER CHICKEN ANTITRUST No. 16 C 8637 LITIGATION Judge Thomas M. Durkin MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs1 allege that Rabobank2 conspired with defendant companies in the poultry industry to limit the supply of chicken meat in violation of the Sherman Act § 1. Rabobank has moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). R. 4369. That motion is granted. Several years ago, the Court held that the class plaintiffs plausibly alleged a conspiracy in…