Salmon Class Action Settlement

Claim Form Deadline: September 23, 2022

Payout: Varies

Proof required: Yes

Method of payment: Mailed Check

What's This Settlement About?

A $85 Million Class Action Settlement has been reached involving inflated prices for salmon, and price fixing via unfair business practices and collution to monopolize salmon markets and raise prices. The class action lawsuit alleges that these salmon companies conspired to fix, raise, and maintain the prices that they paid for the Defendants' farm-raised Atlantic salmon and that, as a result, purchasers paid more than they otherwise would have. The following Salmon food companies are involved as defendants in the class action lawsuit that was settled:

• Mowi ASA (formerly known as Marine Harvest ASA),
• Mowi USA, LLC (formerly known as Marine Harvest USA, LLC),
• Mowi Canada West, Inc. (formerly known as Marine Harvest Canada, Inc.),
• Mowi Ducktrap, LLC (an assumed name of Ducktrap River of Maine, LLC),
• Grieg Seafood, ASA, Grieg Seafood BC Ltd., Grieg Seafood North America Inc. (formerly known as Ocean Quality North America Inc.),
• Grieg Seafood USA, Inc. (formerly known as Ocean Quality USA Inc.),
• Grieg Seafood Premium Brands, Inc. (formerly known as Ocean Quality Premium Brands, Inc.),
• Sjór AS (formerly known as Ocean Quality AS), SalMar ASA,
• Lerøy Seafood AS,
• Lerøy Seafood USA, Inc., Cermaq Group, AS, Cermaq US LLC,
• Cermaq Canada Ltd., and Cermaq Norway AS

How Do I Qualify?

You are a Settlement Class Member if you or your company purchased farm-raised Atlantic salmon or products from one or more of the companies or defendants listed above, between April 10, 2013 and May 26, 2022.

What Can I Get?

If the proposed Settlement is approved, the Defendants will pay a total Settlement Amount of $85,000,000.00 into a class action settlement fund, which will be distributed to those who submit valid claims, collectively called "class action members."

How Do I File a Claim?

To receive a cash payment you must timely submit a claim form either online (find the link below), or by snail mail and send it postmarked to the address below by September 23, 2022. You will need a Unique ID and Access Code that was mailed to you in order to file a claim. If you believe you should have received a notice with a unique ID and code, call or email the Settlement Administrator, whose information you can find here on their contact page.

Salmon Direct Purchaser Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91447
Seattle, WA 98111

The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing at 9:00 a.m. on September 8, 2022, Miami, Florida.