Dethroning Economic Kings: The Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 and its Modern Awakening

Rosales William E.
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Rosales William E.: University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI 53706, USA

Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 2005, vol. 3, issue 2, 33

Abstract: In this Comment, I examine federal courts' hesitation to apply the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 to address the consolidation of the meatpacking industry. A currently pending case, Pickett v. IBP, represents an opportunity for federal courts to apply the Act to combat that consolidation, and I argue that Pickett--the first class action suit granted class certification under the antitrust provision of the Act--represents an opportunity for the judiciary to reform the meatpacking industry by addressing issues of equal access to the market.

Keywords: Packers and Stockyards Act; Pickett; captive supplies; livestock; meatpacking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2202/1542-0485.1118

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