Penalty Amount
$3,300,000
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, along with a bipartisan multistate coalition and the U.S. Department of Justice, settled with Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman's Egg Ranch for colluding to manipulate egg prices. The companies secretly coordinated bidding activity to influence the Urner Barry price index, artificially inflating egg prices for consumers and retailers nationwide. The settlement requires the companies to pay $3.3 million, donate 53 million eggs to food banks, and implement compliance measures.
The companies must end illegal price coordination, adopt compliance measures, designate antitrust compliance officers, cooperate with oversight, donate 53 million eggs to food banks, and pay a combined $3.3 million to the states.
In-house legal teams should review all supply and procurement contracts, particularly those tied to benchmark pricing indices like Urner Barry. Key clauses to examine include pricing mechanisms, benchmarking provisions, and any terms that allow for coordinated bidding or information sharing among competitors. Vendor agreements with agricultural cooperatives or large producers should be audited for antitrust compliance, and contracts should include explicit prohibitions against collusion and price manipulation. Additionally, compliance program requirements and antitrust training clauses should be strengthened to prevent future violations.
Entity
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Industry
Food DeliveryOfficial Press Release
https://coag.gov/press-releases/weiser-reaches-settlement-with-large-egg-producers-over-illegal-scheme-to-jack-up-prices/
001 Eggs Complaint
https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/001-Eggs-Complaint.pdf
002 1 Stipulation and Order Cal Maine Foods Inc
https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/002-1-Stipulation-and-Order-Cal-Maine-Foods-Inc.pdf
002 5 Stipulation and Order Versova Defendants
https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/002-5-Stipulation-and-Order-Versova-Defendants.pdf
002 3 Stipulation and Order Hickmans Egg Ranch Inc
https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/002-3-Stipulation-and-Order-Hickmans-Egg-Ranch-Inc.pdf
Colorado Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://coag.gov/
"Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch"
"The companies will also pay a combined $3.3 million to the states."
"Sherman Antitrust Act"
"illegally coordinated for years to influence a daily price index for eggs, which artificially increased prices for retailers and consumers throughout the country."
"A bipartisan multistate investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice"
"end their illegal coordination to manipulate prices, adopt compliance measures to prevent future violations, and fully cooperate with oversight by the states."
$3.3M
Attorney General Ellison secured a settlement with Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman's Egg Ranch for illegally coordinating to manipulate egg prices. The companies secretly communicated to influence a daily price index, artificially raising costs for consumers. The settlement includes 53 million donated eggs, $3.3 million in payments, and compliance measures.
Colorado joined a coalition of states and local governments in suing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over its rule weakening fuel economy standards for new passenger cars and light trucks. The coalition alleges the rule violates federal law; the press release does not report a penalty or a court ruling.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate and local coalition challenging the EPA’s repeal of greenhouse gas limits for many coal- and gas-fired power plants. The coalition seeks to have the repeal struck down and the protections restored, and separately notified the EPA of its intent to sue over regulation of emissions from existing gas plants; no penalty or final court remedy is reported.
$469.0M
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$35.0M
Colorado, the FTC, and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a settlement with Corteva over allegations that its post-patent loyalty program restricted distributors from selling competing generic pesticides. Corteva must end the challenged conduct and pay the states $35 million for fees and costs; the agreement is in effect for 10 years.
$2.3M
Colorado and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $2,287,455 settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America over the 2019 data breach at its debt collector, American Medical Collection Agency. The settlement requires stronger vendor risk management and information security practices, with particular requirements for medical debt collectors.