The amount is the largest paid in any antitrust case in the protein industry, according to court documents.

The poultry processors are the latest to reach an agreement in the class-action lawsuit.

The state prohibited the sale of the product back in May.

The group sued over the approval of poultry labels it deemed as misleading.

The previous complaint was filed by three employees in December 2023.

William Dalton Edwards and a coconspirator obtained over 3,000 head of cattle with “worthless” checks.

The company’s liverwurst product has been linked to a Listeria outbreak investigation.

The processor is the latest defendant in pork price-fixing lawsuits to reach an agreement.

The retailers requested an accelerated trial date.

The processor and several pork producers argued the law violated the Federal Meat Inspection Act.