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A new class action settlement could put cash in the pocket of shoppers who bought chicken products in the U.S. over the last 10 years.
Before any money is paid, though, the court will hold a hearing on Dec. 20 to decide whether to approve the settlements.
Shoppers interested in earning part of the settlement must have purchased chicken products from one of the settling defendants — Fieldale Farms Corporation, George’s, Mar-Jac Poultry, Peco Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride and Tyson Foods — between Jan. 1, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2020.
Products include fresh or frozen raw chicken (defined as whole birds, with or without giblets); whole, cut-up birds within a package; or “white meat parts” including breasts and wings (or cuts containing a combination of both).
Meat marketed as halal, kosher, free-range or organic is not included in the lawsuit
The chicken must be purchased within the following states, too: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island (after July 15, 2013), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
To check eligibility and file a claim, visitwww.overchargedforchicken.com, or call (877) 888-5428. The deadline to submit is Dec. 31, 2022.
Other Defendants and alleged co-conspirators named in the lawsuit who didn’t agree to be involved in the settlement are Agri Stats, Inc., Claxton Poultry Farms, Inc.; Foster Farms, LLC and Foster Poultry Farms; Harrison Poultry, Inc., House of Raeford Farms, Inc.; JCG Foods of Alabama, LLC, JCG Foods of Georgia, LLC, Koch Foods, Inc. and Koch Meats Co., Inc.; Mountaire Farms, Inc., Mountaire Farms, LLC, and Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc.; Koch Foods, Inc., JCG Foods of Alabama, LLC, JCG Foods of Georgia, LLC, and Koch Meat Co., Inc.; O.K. Foods, Inc., O.K. Farms, Inc., and O.K. Industries, Inc.; Perdue Farms, Inc. and Perdue Foods LLC; Sanderson Farms, Inc., Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Foods Division), Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division) and Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Production Division); Wayne Farms, LLC; Mountaire Farms, Inc., Mountaire Farms, LLC, and Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc.; Foster Farms, LLC; House of Raeford Farms, Inc.; and Simmons Foods, Inc. and Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.
The case is still proceeding against them, on behalf of the end-user consumer plaintiffs.
source: people.com
