Pearson Warshaw filed an antitrust class action on behalf of indirect consumers who purchased eggs. The complaint alleges that egg producers conspired to fix, raise, and stabilize the price of conventional shell eggs sold in the United States since at least January 2022, causing consumers to pay artificially inflated prices. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants coordinated their conduct by sharing competitively sensitive information and manipulating a widely used industry pricing benchmark, which is informed in part by transactions on the Egg Clearinghouse spot market. The complaint contends that these coordinated actions allowed producers to amplify modest supply disruptions and cost increases into unprecedented price spikes that cannot be explained by market forces alone. As a result, millions of consumers nationwide are alleged to have been overcharged for a staple commodity.
The matter is In Re: Shell Eggs Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 1:26-cv-3175-jdp (W.D. Wis.).