If you purchased chicken in specific states, including North Carolina, from 2009 to 2020, you may be able to receive payments for a $ 181 million collective action agreement.
The lawsuit alleges that several corporations conspired to control the supply and price of chicken.
According to the Collective action claim website on antitrust litigation on grilled chicken, “End-consumer plaintiffs allege that the defendants and their conspirators conspired to restrict supply and fix, raise and stabilize the price of chicken, effective January 1, 2009, in violation of federal and state laws consumer and antitrust. “
Corporations designated in the lawsuit include Pilgrim’s Pride, Tyson Foods, Fieldale Farms Corporation, George’s, Mar-Jac Poultry, Peco Foods and more.
On September 10, 2021, a court-approved legal notice was shared prnewswire.com by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC indicating that customers who purchased chicken from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2020, in certain U.S. states, could receive a settlement payment if approved the settlement is received.
Those eligible for the settlement include individuals and entities who indirectly purchased fresh or frozen raw chicken (defined as whole birds (with or without young), whole birds purchased within a package, or parts of “white meat”). , including breasts and wings (or cuts containing a combination thereof), but excluding chicken marketed as halal, kosher, free or organic), “according to the liquidation announcement.
The demand includes the following states: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Carolina North, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
At this time, full payment to consumers is yet to be determined.
Buyers can view more information, check if they meet the requirements, and file a complaint by December 31, 2022 at overchargedforchicken.com or by calling 1-877-888-5428.