Gerald Carlin, John Rahm, Paul Rozwadowski and Diana Wolfe, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. DairyAmerica Inc., California Dairies Inc.
Published: Feb. 15, 2019 | Result Date: Aug. 13, 2018 | Filing Date: Mar. 6, 2009 |Case number: 1:09-cv-00430-AWI-EPG Settlement – $40,000,000
Judge
Court
USDC Eastern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Benjamin D. Brown
(Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC)
Leslie M. Kroeger
(Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC)
George F. Farah
(Handley Farah & Anderson)
Lynn L. Sarko
(Keller Rohrback LLP)
Mark A. Griffin
(Keller Rohrback LLP)
Cari C. Laufenberg
(Keller Rohrback LLP)
Ron Kilgard
(Keller Rohrback LLP)
Joseph J. Tabacco Jr.
(Berman Tabacco)
Christopher T. Heffelfinger
(Berman Tabacco)
A. Chowning Poppler
(Berman Tabacco)
Defendant
Sanjay M. Nangia
(Davis, Wright & Tremaine LLP)
Allison A. Davis
(Davis, Wright & Tremaine LLP)
Charles M. English Jr.
(Davis, Wright & Tremaine LLP)
Facts
Gerald Carlin filed a putative class action against DairyAmerica Inc. and its affiliate California Dairies in relation to milk prices paid to farmers.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that DairyAmerica misreported dairy product prices to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service to lower the price its members had to pay for nonfat dairy milk. Plaintiffs claimed that DairyAmerica did this to maximize the profits of its nine member cooperatives.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied the contentions.
Result
The parties reached a settlement agreement in which DairyAmerica agreed to pay $40 million.
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