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October, 2009 Andrew Manitsky Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Northeast Dairy FarmersA class action lawsuit was filed on October 8, 2009 on behalf of Northeast dairy farmers in federal court in Burlington, Vermont. The lawsuit, which alleges multiple violations of federal antitrust laws, was filed by Andrew Manitsky of Gravel and Shea and Washington, D.C. law firm Cohen Milstein. The suit charges Dairy Farmers Association and Dean Foods with monopoliziing the distribution of milk in the Northeast and illegally forcing dairy farmers to join DFA if they wish to survive here. DFA affiliate Dairy Marketing Services and milk processor HP Hood also were named in the suit for their part in the scheme. Northeast dairy farmers blame DFA, the nation's largest cooperative, and Dean, the nation's largest processor, for lowering the price they receive for milk by making DFA and its affiliates the exclusive suppliers of milk to Dean and HP Hood. Together the two processors bottle about 90 percent of fluid milk in the Northeast. |