Description: The Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs have reached a proposed Settlement with Chicken of the Sea and Thai Union. While these Settling Defendants deny all allegations, they have agreed to settle this action to avoid the uncertainties and risks of further litigation. The Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs’ lawsuit is proceeding against non-settling Defendants. A proposed Settlement has been reached with StarKist, DWI, and Lion. A settlement was also reached previously with COSI and TUG (“COSI/TUG Settlement”). Bumble B
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UPDATE: We are no longer accepting requests for exclusion to opt out of the Litigation Class or Settlement Class.
A group of small businesses, known as the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, sued on behalf of a class of similarly situated direct purchasers alleging that Defendants Chicken of the Sea and Thai Union, Bumble Bee Foods LLC, StarKist Co., Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd., Lion Capital LLP, Big Catch Cayman LP, and Lion Capital (Americas), Inc. conspired to fix, raise, and maintain the prices for Packaged Tuna, and that, as a result, members of the class paid more than they otherwise would have.
SETTLEMENT CLASS : A settlement was reached with Chicken of the Sea and Thai Union (“Settling Defendants”). This settlement is referred to as the COSI Settlement. The claims deadline for the COSI Settlement has passed, and payments to Individual Settlement Class Members will be distributed in the future after the ongoing litigation with non-Settling Defendants is resolved.