28 Sep 2017 --- Campbell Soup Company entered into an agreement on July 6, 2017, to acquire Pacific Foods of Oregon (Pacific Foods) for US$700 million. The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. On Aug. 21, 2017, the estate of a former Pacific Foods shareholder, Edward C. Lynch, filed a lawsuit against Pacific Foods, certain of its directors and others seeking more than US$250 million in damages.