Kraft Foods Global, Inc. v. United Egg Producers, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Case No. 11-cv-8808 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) UNITED EGG PRODUCERS, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER A group of food manufacturers filed this federal antitrust lawsuit about the production of eggs. Relevant here, Plaintiffs allege that egg producers adopted animal-welfare guidelines known as the UEP Certified Program to reduce the supply of eggs. The guidelines increased the size of the…