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Pilgrim’s Pride Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Chicken Farmers’ Pay

Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest U.S. poultry processors, agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with rivals to underpay chicken farmers, the final and by far the largest settlement in the seven-year-old antitrust case. A preliminary …

Google Loses DOJ Antirust Suit Over Search Engine on Phones

Google’s payments to make its search engine the default option on smartphone web browsers violate U.S. antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Monday, handing a key victory to the Justice Department. Judge Amit Mehta in Washington said that the Alphabet …

Big Banks to Pay $46 Million to Settle Swaps Collusion Case

Ten major US and European banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and BNP Paribas SA, plan to pay a combined $46 million to end a lengthy legal battle with pension plans that accused them of conspiring …

Dispute Erupts Over Radios Utility Workers Use in California Wildfires

Radio technology that’s critical to helping utility workers deal with California wildfires is at the heart of a trial that pits an iconic American brand against a Chinese firm accused of corporate espionage. Motorola Solutions Inc. wants a federal jury …