[1/3] The word "justice" is seen engraved at the headquarters of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021.
"Agri Stats operates its information exchanges to promote total industry profits at the expense of competition," said the DOJ's complaint.
Attorney Justin Bernick of law firm Hogan Lovells, which is representing Agri Stats in the DOJ case, said the company denies the allegations.
"Agri Stats provides vital benchmarking services that help keep production costs and prices low for consumers," Bernick said in an email.
Tyson did not respond to questions about whether the company uses Agri Stats reports or provide comment on the lawsuit.
Persons:
Andrew Kelly, Justin Bernick, Hogan Lovells, Bernick, Tyson, Leah Douglas, Barbara Lewis, Leslie Adler
Organizations:
United States Department of Justice, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, U.S . Department of Justice, Agri, Smithfield Foods, Tyson Foods, DOJ, Thomson
Locations:
Washington ,, U.S