Jenner & Block Team Secures $17.7 Million in Damages for Clients Kraft, Kellogg, General Mills, and Nestle
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December 1, 2023
An Illinois federal jury awarded clients Kraft Heinz Co., Kellogg Co., General Mills Inc., and Nestle USA Inc. $17.7 million for the damages they suffered from the overcharges they paid due to a conspiracy to inflate the prices of eggs by the nation’s largest egg producers and two industry groups. The plaintiffs are entitled to have the $17.7 million trebled.
Last week, during the liability phase of the trial, a jury found that the conspiracy Cal-Maine Food, Rose Acre Farms, United Egg Producers, and United States Egg Marketers participated in included four components: the short-term measures such as early slaughter, early molting, and flock reduction; exports as part of the USEM export program, which were intended to increase domestic egg prices; cage space or henhouse density restrictions as part of the UEP Certified Program; and restricting backfilling of egg-producing hens as part of the UEP Certified Program.
The Jenner & Block trial team was led by Brandon Fox, Annie Kastanek, Angela Allen, Michael Brody, Amy Gallegos, Joel Pelz, Sati Harutyunyan, John VanDeventer, Christopher Sheehan, Margaret Hlousek, Christian Plummer, Reanne Zheng, and Matthew Summers. They received support from James Malysiak, Alex Romain, Terrence Truax, Ali Alsarraf, Adam Abdel-Mageed, Elizabeth Baldridge, Savannah McNeily, Zoe Reinstein, and Steven Tinetti.
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© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.
News
December 1, 2023
An Illinois federal jury awarded clients Kraft Heinz Co., Kellogg Co., General Mills Inc., and Nestle USA Inc. $17.7 million for the damages they suffered from the overcharges they paid due to a conspiracy to inflate the prices of eggs by the nation’s largest egg producers and two industry groups. The plaintiffs are entitled to have the $17.7 million trebled.
Last week, during the liability phase of the trial, a jury found that the conspiracy Cal-Maine Food, Rose Acre Farms, United Egg Producers, and United States Egg Marketers participated in included four components: the short-term measures such as early slaughter, early molting, and flock reduction; exports as part of the USEM export program, which were intended to increase domestic egg prices; cage space or henhouse density restrictions as part of the UEP Certified Program; and restricting backfilling of egg-producing hens as part of the UEP Certified Program.
The Jenner & Block trial team was led by Brandon Fox, Annie Kastanek, Angela Allen, Michael Brody, Amy Gallegos, Joel Pelz, Sati Harutyunyan, John VanDeventer, Christopher Sheehan, Margaret Hlousek, Christian Plummer, Reanne Zheng, and Matthew Summers. They received support from James Malysiak, Alex Romain, Terrence Truax, Ali Alsarraf, Adam Abdel-Mageed, Elizabeth Baldridge, Savannah McNeily, Zoe Reinstein, and Steven Tinetti.
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© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.
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