Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
DFA and Food Lion settle antitrust lawsuit
Settlement
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Food Lion, and the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging that DFA’s purchase of milk production facilities from Dean Foods constituted illegal antitrust activity. The settlement terms were not public.
Source excerpt
Food Lion and MDVA initiated the lawsuit in May and claimed that DFA’s purchase created a monopoly in its section of the United States, specifically in the North Carolina and Virginia areas.
According to a court note, Brent Powell, counsel for the defense, reported that the parties had settled the case on Wednesday.
Dairy Farmers of America reportedly reached a settlement with Food Lion, a grocery company, and Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) Inc in a lawsuit purporting that Dairy Farmers of America’s purchase of milk production facilities from Dean Foods after its bankruptcy constituted illegal antitrust activity.
2020
Justice Department and state authorities file antitrust suit against DFA
Lawsuit filed
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division, Wisconsin's attorney general and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America to block its acquisition of three processing plants in regions where ownership could give DFA substantial market power.
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Wisconsin’s attorney general and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America to block its acquisition of three processing plants in regions where ownership could give DFA substantial market power.
Stated objective. The authorities sought to block DFA’s acquisition of three processing plants in regions where plant ownership would give it enormous market power.
Source excerpt
First, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, Attorney General Josh Kaul of the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts jointly filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against DFA to block DFA from acquiring three processing plants in regions where plant ownership would give DFA enormous market power.
2008
Class III milk futures settlement
DFA and two former executives agreed to pay $12 million to settle Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges alleging attempted manipulation of the Class III milk futures contract and excess speculative positions. The settlement is the principal regulatory controversy directly identified in the reference material for DFA.