Chicago-Antitrust cases filed against potash producers last year will be consolidated to the Northern District of Illinois. Initial suits were brought both in the Illinois district (Gage’s Fertilizer & Grain Inc. v. Agrium Inc. et al., GM Sept. 22, 2008, p. 1) as well as in Minnesota (Minn-Chem Inc. v. Agrium Inc. et al., GM Sept. 15, 2008, p. 1). The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation noted that it has come to its attention that some six additional actions have been filed in the Northern District.
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