TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 11, 2026

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of states in announcing a proposed settlement with Agri Stats Inc. to resolve allegations that the company illegally increased prices for chicken, pork and turkey products. According to a press release, the proposed settlement would prohibit Agri Stats from continuing several of the practices challenged in the lawsuit and impose safeguards intended to restore competition, lower prices and increase transparency in meat markets. In 2023, Tennessee joined the DOJ and other states in filing an antitrust suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota alleging Agri Stats facilitated anticompetitive information exchanges among meat processors by collecting and distributing detailed nonpublic pricing, cost, labor and production data among competitors. The proposed settlement remains subject to approval by the court following a public comment period.