February 5, 2026
Consumer groups pursuing price-fixing allegations against the nation’s leading frozen potato product producers and certain others have urged an Illinois federal judge to let their claims proceed, arguing they’ve plausibly outlined a “classic antitrust story” that should be allowed to enter the evidence-gathering stage.
The plaintiff groups argued Wednesday that they’ve alleged more than enough circumstantial evidence for U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings to infer that the companies commanding 98% of the nation’s frozen potato product market illegally raised their prices during economic hard times, kept them high once those struggles eased and shared sensitive information to help facilitate their scheme.
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The indirect purchasing consumers are represented by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Hagens Berman Sobol & Shapiro LLP.
Read Consumers Fight To Keep Frozen Potato Antitrust Suit Alive.