Folks Who Have Bought Hen In The Previous Decade Might Be Eligible For A Class Motion Settlement

TSR Foodies: If you happen to’ve bought hen within the final decade (and apart from vegans/vegetarians, I’m going to imagine that’s everybody), then you would be entitled to a payday!

A newly introduced $181 million class-action lawsuit settlement means anybody who bought hen from a grocery retailer within the final 10 years is likely to be eligible to gather some dough.

Law companies Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll introduced that that they had reached a settlement with six main hen producers — Fieldale, George’s, Mar Jac, Peco, Pilgrim’s, and Tyson — of their Broiler Hen Antitrust Litigation lawsuit which alleged price-fixing throughout the poultry trade, in accordance with Food and Wine.

A courtroom nonetheless must approve the settlement later this 12 months, however claims are reportedly already being accepted from eligible shoppers.

In response to the announcement, eligible claimants embrace anybody who “bought contemporary or frozen uncooked hen” between January 1, 2009 and July 31, 2019.

The swimsuit specifies that hen marketed as halal, kosher, free vary or natural doesn’t qualify for the category motion swimsuit.

It applies to hen “from any of the above manufacturers or their alleged co-conspirators for private consumption” between that time-frame within the following states: 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.

Contemplating that will have been a very long time in the past, the excellent news is that no proof of buy is required, making submitting a declare straightforward. You may file a declare here.

Claims are being accepted till December 31, 2022.

The hen trade has been going via it! Ever because the pandemic, supply shortages have been reported as demand elevated, particularly for hen wings.

Even WingStop needed to begin promoting chicken thighs in response.

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