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No yolk: NC AG Jeff Jackson settles antitrust lawsuit for 3 million eggs
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson settled an antitrust lawsuit with three egg producers—Cal-Maine, Versova, and Hickman’s Family Farms—for colluding to fix prices. The settlement includes 50 million donated eggs to food banks nationwide, with 3 million going to North Carolina, and $1.5 million in legal fees. The producers also agreed to antitrust oversight and cease illegal cooperation.
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