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in retail sales. However, on March 1, 2011, U.S. District Court Judge Owen Panner said the plaintiffs' attorney, Mike
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Pacific involving a "multipronged strategy of monopsonization, coercion, dumping, and secret deals." In May 2023, Pacific filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. In May 2024, U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Alex G. Tse granted Pacific's motion to dismiss the case, ruling that Little had not
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unit of the company pleaded no contest to charges of theft stemming from a practice of consistently exaggerating the "weigh back" amount, which is the portion of each catch deemed unsuitable for processing. They paid out $ 800,000 in damages to the aggrieved parties.
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Dulcich, is the grandson of the company's founder, also named Frank Dulcich. Pacific Seafood has over 2500 employees and is headquartered in Clackamas, Oregon.
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sufficiently proven his claims, but giving Little the opportunity to amend most of his claims by 20 August 2024.
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