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Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Settlement
StarKist, Bumble Bee, and Chicken of the Sea · Packaged tuna and other seafood products · Settlement Reached
About this case
Consumers alleged that major tuna producers, including StarKist, Bumble Bee, and Chicken of the Sea, conspired to raise or maintain prices for packaged seafood products. The matter reached a $152.2 million settlement, and payments to approved claimants have begun.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- StarKist, Bumble Bee, and Chicken of the Sea
- Product or service
- Packaged tuna and other seafood products
- Case name
- In re Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation
- Court case number
- 15-MD-2670 DMS (MSB)
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Antitrust
- Reported harm
- Competition Pricing
Important dates
- settlement claim
Participation information
Settlement Claim
Individuals or entities residing in specified jurisdictions who indirectly purchased qualifying canned or pouched packaged tuna smaller than 40 ounces for personal or end consumption, not resale, during 2011-06-01 through 2015-07-01. Meal-kit purchases and certain previously excluded persons are not eligible.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- Deadline passed
- Total settlement amount
- $152,200,000
- Payout
- Each authorized claimant who submitted a valid claim received a variable, pro rata cash payment based on the number of valid claims and the volume of qualifying tuna cans or pouches represented. Payments under $5.00 were not issued. Approved-claim payments were issued on 2026-09-08.