Gibson Dunn’s Brian Robison Scores Defense Win in Massive Egg Antitrust Litigation

A Pennsylvania federal judge has denied class certification for a massive lawsuit brought by consumers that alleges 12 U.S. egg producers and two agricultural cooperatives conspired to reduce the supply of eggs in the U.S. to drive up prices for their own benefit.

Friday’s opinion, issued by U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is a significant win for Dallas lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, who represent defendant Jackson, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, the nation’s largest fresh shell egg producer.