Chicken price fixing
Chicken Price Fixing settlement
Huge Chicken processors settle price fixing claims
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Chicken price fixing
A $203.35 million class action settlement has been reached with six chicken processors — Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride, George’s, Peco, Fieldale, and Mar-Jac — over allegations of broiler chicken price-fixing. The settlement applies to residents of certain U.S. states and D.C. who indirectly purchased chicken (e.g., from grocery stores) between January 1, 2009, and at least July 31, 2019 (or December 31, 2020 for Pilgrim’s).
Eligible consumers can file claims without proof of purchase. Tyson and Pilgrim’s will pay the largest shares of the settlement.
Anyone who indirectly purchased fresh or frozen raw chicken, whole cut-up birds purchased within a package, or “white meat” parts including breasts and wings , but excluding chicken that is marketed as halal, kosher, free range, or organic) from the Defendants while a resident of California, 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, Wisconsin or the District of Columbia from Jan. 1, 2009 (except for Rhode Island, which is from July 15, 2013), to July 31, 2019. The Pilgrim’s broiler chicken settlement covers a slightly longer claims period, from Jan. 1, 2009, to Dec. 31, 2020.
More then 203M
July 31, 2025
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