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On Wednesday, Judge Virginia M. Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois declined arguments by Hillshire Brands Company, Tyson Foods Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods Inc. (collectively, the Tyson defendants) that the court should toss the turkey purchaser plaintiffs’ suits against them. This week’s opinion and order pertains to two class-actions, one filed by Sandee’s Catering, and the other by Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative against the nation’s largest turkey producers.
The Tyson defendants reportedly based their February motion on part of the court’s reasoning in its October 2020 opinions, that in relevant part granted Kraft Heinz Foods Company and Kraft Foods Groups Brands LLC’s (collectively, Kraft) motion to dismiss. Specifically, the Tyson defendants argued that because they do not sell whole turkeys the plaintiffs’ claims did not apply to them, as the only pricing data included in the allegations were in connection with whole turkeys.