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Bruce Foods Corporation v. SK Foods, LP, et al.Case No. 09-cv-00027, U.S.D.C., Eastern District of California March 2009
Hausfeld LLP is Co-Lead Counsel for a putative class of direct purchaser plaintiffs in this antitrust price-fixing class action in which plaintiffs allege that manufacturers and a wholesaler of processed tomato products unlawfully conspired to fix prices in violation of the federal Sherman Act. Processed tomato products include tomato sauces, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes. Defendants collectively sell millions of dollars’ worth of processed tomato products to food product manufacturers in the United States each year. A United States Department of Justice investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices of the tomato processing industry, including allegations of price-fixing and bribery, has resulted in five guilty pleas to date. The firm’s client is a food products manufacturer based in Louisiana.
For more information, please contact attorneys Michael P. Lehmann, Christopher L. Lebsock, Jon T. King, or Arthur N. Bailey, Jr. in our San Francisco office, or Hilary K. Scherrer in our Washington, D.C. office.
Practice Areas: Antitrust / Competition
Supporting Documents
» Class Action Complaint
(PDF)
» Memorandum and Order re: Interim Co-Lead Counsel
(PDF)
