Legal Opinion
In Re Chicken Antitrust Litigation American Poultry
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1982No. 80-7808PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we are called upon to review the interclass allocation of a settlement in an antitrust class action. Sixty direct purchasers of chickens have objected to the interclass sharing agreement that was reached by the representatives of the different plaintiff classes in this suit prior to substantial negotiations with any of the defendants. The objectors challenge the allocation plan on three grounds. First, they allege it was the result of bargaining by attorneys whose representation of the various classes was tainted by a conflict of interest. Second,…
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