Pork Price-Fixing Class Action Settlement
Tyson, Clemens, Hormel, Seaboard, and Triumph · Raw pork sold by grocers and supermarkets · Settlement Reached
About this case
An antitrust class action alleges that Tyson, Clemens, Hormel, Seaboard, Triumph, and other pork companies raised and stabilized raw pork prices through production restraints and exports between 2014 and 2018. The named companies have agreed to a total settlement of $117.065 million without admitting wrongdoing; a settlement hearing is scheduled for December 11, 2026.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Tyson, Clemens, Hormel, Seaboard, and Triumph
- Product or service
- Raw pork sold by grocers and supermarkets
- Court case number
- 0:18-cv-1776-JRT-JFD
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Antitrust
- Reported harm
- Competition Pricing
Important dates
- Raw Pork Purchases Settlement Claim
Participation information
Raw Pork Purchases Settlement Claim
Individuals or entities that indirectly purchased qualifying raw pork bacon or specified raw fresh or frozen pork products for personal consumption between 2014-06-28 and 2018-06-30 in Arizona, California, Washington, D.C., Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, or West Virginia may qualify. Organic, no-antibiotics-ever, and non-bacon pork that is marinated, seasoned, flavored, or breaded is excluded.
Submit a valid claim online through the official settlement website or mail the claim form to Consumer Indirect Pork Litigation, c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 4000, Portland, OR 97208-4000. Mailed claims must be postmarked by 2026-10-29.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- Open
- Total settlement amount
- $117,065,000
- Payout
- Eligible claimants may receive a cash payment distributed pro rata based on the amount of qualifying pork purchased and the number of valid claims. The individual payment amount is currently unknown. No cash payment is available from the Agri Stats non-monetary settlement.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear