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.
$29.6M
Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 states and territories in announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. The settlement resolves allegations that Glenmark participated in a widespread conspiracy to inflate prices, reduce competition, and restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. Glenmark also agreed to cooperate in ongoing multistate litigation and implement internal reforms.
$18.0M
A coalition of 42 state attorneys general settled with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe over a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic data of 6.9 million customers. The states will receive $18 million from bankruptcy funds, and 23andMe agreed to enhanced data security requirements and consumer deletion rights as part of the asset sale to TTAM Research Institute.
$45.0M
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind Cash App, for misleading consumers about the safety of the platform and failing to protect users from fraud. The settlement requires Block to implement antifraud measures, provide customer support, and stop deceptive marketing practices.
The Colorado Attorney General settled with Unlock Partnership Solutions, Inc., which marketed home equity agreements that were determined to be consumer credit transactions subject to Colorado's Uniform Consumer Credit Code and Consumer Equity Protection Act. The company must comply with lending laws, rate caps, disclosures, and licensing, and pay $283,375 in restitution to 125 consumers, with additional payments expected.
$7.0M
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, as part of a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC for its role in an algorithmic rent-fixing scheme. LivCor allegedly used RealPage's revenue management software to share and gather confidential pricing information with competing landlords, artificially inflating rental prices. The settlement requires LivCor to cease using such software, pay $7 million in penalties, and cooperate in ongoing litigation against RealPage.