Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1999

Year Resolved

1999

Settlement Amount

$161,480

Court

District Court for Polk County, Iowa

Docket Number

CE00038663

Lead State

IA

Participating States

IA

Defendant(s)

Wells Dairy, Inc.

Case Description

The investigation focused on allegations that the dairies illegally rigged school milk bids by dividing up markets, so that one dairy would win the bid in one area, while other dairies would win the bids in other areas State settled with Wells Dairy, whcih agreed to pay $33,480 in damages to private schools, $108,000 to public schools and $20,000 in costs.