Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1991

Year Resolved

1993

Settlement Amount

$15,4 million ($1.5 mil civil fines)

Court

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Tyler Division)

Docket Number

6:91CV414

Lead State

TX

Participating States

TX

Defendant(s)

Schepps-Foremost, Inc., Borden, Inc., Dean Foods Co., Gandy’s Dairies, Inc., Bell Dairy Products, Inc., The Southland Corporation, Preston Dairy, Inc., Plains Creamery, Inc., The Kroger Co.

Case Description

State of Texas filed suit alleging Defendants conspired to rig bids for milk to school districts in Texas. Suit was settled with seven separate settlements which included injunctive provisions and collective payment of a total of $15,400,000, of which $1,505,000 was for civil fines, $13,045,000 was for damages for school districts and $850,000 was for attorneys fees and investigative costs.