Case Description
State of Texas filed suit for damages and injunction alleging Defendant Mrs. Baird’s participated in conspiracies regarding wholesale pricing of bread and bread products and regarding allocation and bid- rigging of contracts for the supply of bread and bread products to tax-supported entities, including state governmental entities. The case settled. Defendant agreed to injunctive relief and paid the state a total of $600,000 for reimbursement of damages as well as attorney fees. The State settled a related suit with Flowers Baking (see Texas v. Flowers Baking Co.).
