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 All but one defendant in this case is an industrial producer of chicken meat.1 (The industry term for such meat is “Broilers.”) Plaintiffs are businesses and individuals who purchased Broilers from Defendants—either directly or indirectly— for resale, business, or personal use, between 2008 and 2016. In three class complaints (by classes of direct purchasers, indirect purchasers, and end-user…