LGN Files Complaint Alleging Price-Fixing by Frozen Potato Products Processors
Overview
Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP was the first to file an antitrust class action lawsuit against defendants Lamb Weston, McCain Foods, J.R. Simplot, and Cavendish Farms for alleged price-fixing in the market for frozen potato products such as french fries, hashbrowns, and tater tots.
What Does the Lawsuit Allege?
The lawsuit alleges that the four companies exchanged competitively sensitive information and conspired to inflate prices for Frozen Potato Products, causing their customers to pay more for those products.
Details on the Parties and the Complaint
The case is Redner’s Markets, Inc. v. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. et al., Case 1:24-cv-11801 (N.D. Ill.) and is brought by plaintiff Redner’s Markets, Inc. on behalf of itself and a proposed class of persons and entities that purchased frozen potato products directly from one or more of the defendants, within the United States, anytime since at least January 1, 2021. A copy of the complaint can be found below.
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