Chicken Food Prices Inflation Class Action Settlement

Photo Credit: Unsplash | Updated: April 27, 2023

Claim Form Deadline: To Be Determined

Estimated Payout: Varies

Proof required: No

Method of payment: PayPal / Mailed Check

**This settlement is available for claimants with or without proof.**

What is the Chicken Prices Settlement About?

Amid food inflation and food prices skyrocketing for households all over the United States, especially for poultry and eggs, a $181 Million chicken class action lawsuit settlement has been agreed which involves residents of certain states in the U.S. who purchased chicken in the last 11 years.

If you purchased any chicken or chicken products from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2020 you can be eligible to receive a cash payout from a collection of chicken and broiler chicken lawsuits, resulting in class action lawsuits totaling a $181 million settlement fund to be distributed. The claim deadline to file a legitimate qualifying settlement form has been extended to accommodate claimants and is pending as to a date. Keep checking this site to see when the established claim form deadline will be.

The full list of States that qualify are included below. The settlement involves multiple companies who have been accused of unfair price fixing monopoly and oligopoly business practices resulting from collusion to rip off the every day consumer. Companies involved in this that have agreed to settle are some of the biggest food producers in the United States: Fieldale, George's, Mar-Jac, Peco, Pilgrim's, and Tyson Foods.

What Does the Chicken Settlement Provide?

The companies involved are each contributing funds to the chicken class action settlement fund, as decided by the Court. Once and if the Court proceeds with final approval for the settlement, the breakdown of funds by company is stated as follows by the chicken class action administrators:

• Tyson Foods will pay $99,000,000,
• Pilgrim's will pay $75,000,000,
• George's will pay $1,900,000,
• Peco will pay $1,900,000,
• Fieldale will pay $1,700,000,
• Mar-Jac will pay $1,000,000.

How Do I Qualify?

You are a Class Member of the Chicken Settlement if you purchased fresh or frozen raw chicken which is defined as whole birds (with or without giblets), whole cut-up birds purchased within a package, or “white meat” parts including breasts and wings (or cuts containing a combination of these).

The chicken must have been purchased in one of the following states any time from January 1, 2009 through July 31, 2019:

• 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
• Wisconsin

What If I Don't Qualify for the Chicken Lawsuit?

Look for other Class Action Settlements you do qualify for by getting notified of new ones as they are announced here:

How Do I File a Claim?

To be eligible to receive a payment from the $181 Million Chicken Settlement, you must complete and submit a valid Claim Form electronically below if you believe that you are a qualified claimant.

Filing Class Action Lawsuit Claims

Please note that your claim form will be rejected if you submit a settlement claim for payout with any fraudulent information. By providing this information and your sworn statement of its veracity, you agree to do so under the penalty of perjury. You would also be harming others that actually qualify for the class action settlement. If you are not sure whether or not you qualify for this class action settlement, visit the class action administrator's website below. OpenClassActions.com is only providing information and is not a class action administrator and OpenClassActions.com is not a law firm.