Updated
July 25, 2026
Direct purchasers of Smithfield and JBS pork products shared in a combined $101.8 million to resolve price-fixing claims. The claim window has closed.
Pork Price Fixing Class Action Lawsuit
The JBS and Smithfield pork settlement is closed, and its filing deadline has passed. The related $20 million pork price-fixing settlement is also closed to new claims; its deadline was June 30, 2023.
Status
Claims Closed
Claim deadline passed June 14, 2022
Claim Deadline
June 14, 2022 (Passed)
Settlement Fund
$101,864,300
Smithfield + JBS direct-purchaser settlements
Proof Required
Yes
JBS and Smithfield Pork Class Action Lawsuit
Two Pork Class Action Settlements totalling $101,864,300 involving Pork have been settled as a result of class action lawsuits. The lawsuits involve two pork producing companies and involve price-fixing, anti-competitive behavior alleged in the class action lawsuit. The pork producing companies, Smithfield, and JBS, have agreed to pay $101,864,300 to consumers of certain pork products. Smithfield agreed to pay $24,500,000, while Smithfield has agreed to pay $77,364,300. The deadline to file a claim in this class action settlement has passed.The companies are accused of having conspired in an intentional restraint of trade, the purpose and effect of which was to suppress competition and to allow pork producers to charge supra-competitive prices for Pork products during the Settlement Class Period, in violation of federal anti-trust, price-fixing and monopolization laws. It is alleged that Smithfield and JBS perpetrated "stabilizing" the price of Pork products, beginning at least as early as January 1, 2009. Direct purchasers of their brands or their subsidiaries' brands could seek payments by filing a timely claim by June 14, 2022.
The Court has not decided whether JBS or Smithfield did anything wrong, and both JBS and Smithfield deny any wrongdoing.
How Do I Qualify?
You are included in this class action if you purchased Pork *directly* from any of the Defendants or any co-conspirator, or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates for use or delivery in the United States from January 1, 2009, through January 12, 2021. Some examples of Smithfield brands are as follows:• Nathan's
• Farmer John
• Farmland
For a more full list of Smithfield brands that may qualify in for this class action check on the official Smithfield website here. Some examples of brands that full under the JBS name, and the JBS portion of the settlement are as follows:
• Healthy Ones
• Clear River Farms
• Country Pride
For a more full list of JBS brands that may qualify in for this class action check on the official JBS website here.
How Do I File a Claim?
To be eligible to receive a payment from any of the settlements, you must have completed and submitted a timely Claim Form before June 14, 2022. The class action is now closed. The related pork price-fixing settlement is also closed; its deadline was June 30, 2023.Free settlement alerts
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Status
Closed to New Claims
Claim Deadline
June 14, 2022
Passed
Settlement Amount
$101,864,300
Benefit
Pro Rata Payment
Proof Required
Yes
