Updated
July 10, 2026
A $20 million settlement resolved claims that Bumble Bee, StarKist and Chicken of the Sea conspired to inflate the price of packaged tuna. The claim deadline has passed.
What's This Settlement About?
A $20,000,000 Class Action Settlement has been reached between the class action member representatives and the defendants, who consist of Tri-Union Seafoods, doing business as Chicken of the Sea International, and Thai Union Group PCL (collectively known as COSI or “COSI”), StarKist Company and its parent company, Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd (collectively “StarKist”) and Bumble Bee Foods, LLC (“Bumble Bee”) and its parent companies Lion Capital (Americas), Inc. (“Lion America”).
Status
Claims Closed
Claim deadline passed August 22, 2022
Claim Deadline
August 22, 2022 (Passed)
Settlement Fund
$20,000,000
COSI end-purchaser settlement · approximately $10.50 per 200 cans
Proof Required
No
The 2023 Packaged Tuna Class Action
There is currently an open class action that similarly affects consumers over alleged tuna price fixing. Follow the link below to access the latest $6.5 Million Canned Tuna Price INflation Class Action Settlement over padded tuna pricing at popular supermarkets, which is currently open to claims here:
The lawsuit behind the class action settlement alleges that from June 2011 to July 2015 the defendants here (Tuna manufacturers) participated in an unlawful conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize the price of Packaged Tuna products at an artificially high level in violation of antitrust and unfair competition laws.
How Do I Qualify?
The class action includes people who resided in Arizona, Arkansas, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, who indirectly (meaning from a grocer, supermarket, or store) purchased Packaged Tuna in cans or pouches smaller than forty ounces for end consumption and not for resale, produced by any Defendant or any current or former subsidiary or affiliate thereof during the period from June 1, 2011 to July 1, 2015 (the “Class Period”).Free settlement alerts
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What Can I Get From the Tuna Class Action?
The class action administrators responsible for paying out and notifying class action members have estimated that Settlement Class Members will receive approximately $10.50 for every 200 cans purchased (this is a very approximate number of cans if you purchased packaged tuna every week during the Settlement Class Period between June 2011 and July 2015).If the total payment for any Settlement Class Member is less than $5.00, no payment will be made to the consumer. The value of the payment will remain in the Settlement Fund for further distribution amongst class action members who legitimately result in a $5.00 claim payout minimum.
How Do I File a Claim?
To be eligible to receive a payment from the COSI Settlement, you must complete a Claim Form online or postmarked by the initial claims date of August 22, 2022. The Claim Form can be obtained online at the File a Claim page on the official settlement website below.The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing at 1:30 p.m. on July 15, 2022 at the United States, San Diego, California.
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