ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, December 2, 1995 TAG: 9512040032
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A-6 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: RICHMOND
SOURCE: Associated Press
A federal appeals court Friday gave a group of grocery stores another chance to pursue price-fixing allegations against several large dairies.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Judge Jackson Kiser of Roanoke erred when he ruled the lawsuit was barred by a statute of limitations.
Valley Rich Dairy, Flav-O-Rich, Meadow Gold Dairies, Borden and the Valley of Virginia Co-operative Milk Producers Association were sued.
A 1992 Justice Department investigation resulted in three of the dairies pleading guilty to rigging school milk bids. Meadow Gold officials were indicted, but their trial ended with a hung jury.
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