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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Birdsong Corporation
Penalty: $50,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: July 27, 2021
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Birdsong agreed to pay $50 million to settle its role in class action litigation alleging that peanut processors conspired to depress prices paid to farmers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Virginia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:19cv463
Case Name: In Re Peanut Farmers Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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