Five hundred chicken growers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas won a $25 million judgment against Pilgrim’s Pride in 2011 claiming it illegally attempted to manipulate and control poultry prices by improperly shutting down some of its operations, thus violating the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. The federal appeals court this week disagreed. The decision is a big win for the new litigation firm Bailey Brauer.
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