No yolk: NC AG Jeff Jackson settles antitrust lawsuit for 3 million eggs

By: Laura Leslie

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 500

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Some might say the settlement wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. You might even think Attorney General Jeff Jackson went over easy on the perpetrators.

Although the puns write themselves, Jackson’s recent legal settlement with bid-rigging egg producers is actually a serious story. And the eggs — about nine semi-truckloads of them — will be a welcome gift to the state’s food banks.

The price of eggs played a big role in …

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