AMORY INVESTMENTS LLC, et al., v. UTRECHT-AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC., et al.
Chicken buyers including Campbell Soup Co. and Target Corp. filed a petition seeking a panel rehearing or a rehearing en banc after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit court affirmed dismissal of their antitrust claims against Rabobank for its role allegedly assisting chicken producers orchestrate an industry-wide price-fixing conspiracy. Petitioners argue that the appellate panel applied the wrong standard and overlooked or misapprehended allegations in the complaint.
[To accompany Case Law Update "Target and Other Buyers Seek Rehearing in Chicken Price-Fixing Case" from Brooks Animal Law Digest Issue No. 202]