IN RE BROILER CHICKEN ANTITRUST LITIGATION

No. 22-2889.

80 F.4th 797 (2023)

IN RE: BROILER CHICKEN ANTITRUST LITIGATION. End User Consumer Plaintiff Class, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fieldale Farms Corporation, et al., Defendants, Appeal of: John Andren, Objector-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve W. Berman , Attorney, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA, Rio S. Pierce , Breanna Van Engelen , Attorneys, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Berkeley, CA.

Benjamin D. Brown , Alison Sarah Deich , Brent W. Johnson , Daniel H. Silverman , Attorneys, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC, Kevin Kamuf Green , Attorney, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Frank Bednarz , Attorney, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Chicago, IL, Theodore H. Frank , Attorney, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Washington, DC, for Objector-Appellant.

Bradley D. Justus , Attorney, Axinn, Washington, DC, for Defendant Tyson Foods, Inc.

Alli G. Katzen , Attorney, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.

Boris Bershteyn , Attorney, Skadden, Arils, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Peco Foods, Inc.

Edward C. Konieczny , Attorney, Edward C. Konieczny LLC, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.

Emily M. Asp , Attorney, Stinson LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants George's Inc., George's Farms, Inc.

Aaron K. Block , Attorney, Block Firm LLC, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant Fieldale Farms Corporation.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Brennan and Pryor, Circuit Judges.


Several class action lawsuits have been filed alleging price fixing in the broiler chicken market. In this case the district court awarded class counsel fees after a class of plaintiffs settled with a subset of defendants. Class member John Andren challenges the fee award and the district court's consideration of certain...

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