Beef Commercial & Industrial Antitrust Purchaser Settlement (Indirect)



If your business purchased boxed or case-ready beef processed from Fed Cattle indirectly from a Defendant in a qualifying State from January 1, 2015, through May 25, 2023 you may be entitled to money back from this Class Action Litigation.



Settlement Amount: $25,000,000


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Class Period:



January 1, 2015, to May 25, 2023



Class Members:



All entities in an Eligible Jurisdiction (listed below) that purchased a Defendant produced boxed or case-ready Beef processed from Fed Cattle, excluding ground beef made exclusively from culled cows from a wholesaler, retailer or someone other than a Defendant for business use in commercial food preparation during the class period.

Excluded from Class are Defendants their officers, directors or employees any entity in which a Defendant has a controlling interest and any affiliate, legal representative, heir or assign of a Defendant.



Eligible Jurisdictions:



Arkansas, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and/or any state where a commercial indirect purchaser claim is permissible.



Defendants:



  • JBS S.A., JBS USA Food Company, JBS Packerland
  • Swift Beef Company
  • Cargill, Cargill Meat Solutions (a/k/a Cargill Protein)
  • National Beef Packing Company
  • Tyson Foods, Tyson Fresh Meats


Background:



Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs allege that Defendants and their co-conspirators conspired to limit the supply, and fix the prices, of Beef sold to members of the Settlement Class in the United States from at least January 1, 2015, with the intent and expected result of increasing prices of Beef products in the United States, in violation of federal antitrust laws and various state antitrust, consumer protection and unfair trade practices, and unjust enrichment laws.


The Defendants and co-conspirators named in the Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Class Action Complaint are producers of Beef products in the United States.


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