White, et al. v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, et al., No. 2-07-CV-522 (TJW), 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74793 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 29, 2008)

(defendant (poultry producer's) motion to dismiss plaintiff's claim under Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) for price manipulation and unfair dealing denied because plaintiff need not show adverse impact on competition to prevail under PSA; defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's state law claim that defendant violated Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) denied because plaintiff is a "consumer" under DTPA via relationship to overall transaction with defendant (as opposed to simply looking at the contractual relationship between the parties); plaintiff's fraud claim likewise not dismissed).