class-action lawsuit

A $14 million class action lawsuit has been filed against Lamb Weston, alleging the company did not provide meal or rest breaks.  Lamb Weston, which produces frozen potatoes and other foods, is accused of failing to provide 10-minute breaks, and half-hour lunches to its Washington workers.  The sui...

The National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and four fed cattle producers who filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit against JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef filed a motion looking for preliminary approval of a settlement.   The motion was filed in a U.S. D...

The nonprofit group Farm Forward joined a consumer class-action lawsuit against Whole Foods alleging that the retail giant is deceiving shoppers about beef products in its stores.  Since 1981, Whole Foods has claimed that all of the animals within its supply chain are raised without antibiotics.  However...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is upset with a court settlement reached by JBS as part of a class-action lawsuit against the four biggest meatpackers in the U.S. DTN said the court case and the $52.5 million settlement involves price-fixing and the four meatpackers constraining the fed cattle supply. The ...