Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Fortune
Fortune
Business
Sasha Rogelberg

17 states have an ‘unusual’ problem in big price-fixing settlement: Distributing 53 million free eggs to Americans

A woman in a grey hoodie holds six cartons of eggs in her arms. (Credit: Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket—Getty Images)

More than a dozen states have begun distributing millions of free eggs across local food banks following a settlement with three major producers over alleged collusion, but legal experts say this “unusual” remedy faces a logistical hurdle of making sure those eggs reach the American people.

“There are huge administrative problems with making sure that a settlement of this nature goes according to plan,” Katherine Speegle, an antitrust lawyer and partner at Duane Morris, told Fortune.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.