Dairy

Milk Class Action Lawsuit: What’s Taking So Long for the Refund?

Consumers are still waiting for refunds for a class action lawsuit they thought would be resolved by now. It involves allegations of price fixing of dairy products and a $52 million settlement that was to be paid to consumers who bought just about any fresh dairy product in Arizona and 15 other states. The deadline to file was January 31, 2017 and many are asking ‘where is the money?’


2017 Milk Lawsuit Refund May Not Be as Much as You Think

Individuals who filed claims as part of a $52 million class-action settlement that alleged milk price fixing may only be getting $6 to $6.50 back. A 2011 lawsuit claimed that some dairy co-ops and others conspired to fix prices by reducing the size of their herds, thus raising the price of milk. Courthouse News Service also reported the class affects consumers who purchased cream, half & half, …


Dairy Groups Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $52M

According to a statement from Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, the group is settling the suit to put the issue behind them and move on to other issues. “It is important to note that the court has found no antitrust violation and CWT makes no admission of wrongdoing in this settlement. The activity at issue in this litigation — the herd …




New Hampshire Residents Can File for Payment in Dairy Antitrust Settlement

Residents of New Hampshire, 14 other states and the District of Columbia can now file a claim for part of a $52 million dairy anti-trust settlement. The settlement was reached earlier this month in a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that National Milk Producers Federation, through its voluntary farmer-funded national program, Cooperatives Working Together, artificially limited raw milk …


Dairy Industry Killed Off 500,000 Cows in Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme

“Cooperatives Working Together actually had information about its so-called ‘dairy herd retirement,’ program on its own website, along with economic analysis … showing how much the industry profited from the program,” Leahy said. “We took that information and analyzed the applicable law.” At least some of that data is still online. A 2009 analysis by Scott Brown of the University of Missouri- …



Chipotle GMO Lawsuit Can Move Forward, Judge Says

A lawsuit accusing Chipotle of “purposefully misrepresenting” that its food does not contain organisms that have been genetically modified can move forward, a judge ruled Wednesday. The plaintiff, Leslie Reilly of Florida, sued Chipotle in September 2015, explaining that she paid a “premium price” for Chipotle’s food only because she believed it did not contain GMOs, or genetically-modified…