Tuna Antitrust Settlement (Direct)



If your business purchased Packaged Tuna products directly from Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, StarKist, or Thai Union Group between June 1, 2011 and July 31, 2015, you could be due money back.



Settlement Amount: $38,650,000


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DEADLINE: October 17, 2024



CLASS PERIOD



January 1, 2011 through July 31, 2015



CLASS MEMBERS



Companies that directly purchased Packaged Tuna Products (excluding tuna salad kits and cups and salvage purchases) within the United States, its territories and the District of Columbia from any Defendant at any time between June 1, 2011 and July 31, 2015.


Excluded from the Settlement Class are all governmental entities Defendants and any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof Defendants’ officers, directors, employees, and immediate families and any federal judges or their staffs.



"Packaged Tuna" PRODUCTS



For purposes of this Settlement, qualifying products mean shelf-stable tuna sold for human consumption and packaged in either cans or pouches. Tuna cups, tuna salad kits, and salvage sales do not qualify and are excluded from the Settlement.




DEFENDANTS



  • Chicken of the Sea (Settled)
  • Thai Union Group (Settled)
  • StarKist
  • Dongwon Industries
  • Lion Capital (Americas)
  • Bumble Bee Foods (In Bankruptcy)


BACKGROUND



Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs allege that Defendants conspired to fix, raise, and maintain the prices that direct purchasers paid for Packaged Tuna and that, as a result, members of the Class paid more than they otherwise would have. Defendants have denied all liability for this conduct and/or assert that their conduct was lawful or exempt from the antitrust laws, or that their conduct did not cause injury, among other defenses.


The Court has not decided who is right.


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This is not an official Court Notice. Information contained in this Summary is subject to change.



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