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Company: Sanderson Farms Inc.
Current Parent Company: Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Penalty: $17,750,000
Year: 2023
Date: November 1, 2023
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Sanderson Farms agreed to pay over $17 million to settle its role in litigation involving price-fixing of broiler chickens.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 6:20-md-02977
Case Name: Broiler Chicken Grower Antitrust Litigation (No. II)
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: joint venture (owned by Cargill and Continental Grain)
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry processing
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