Missouri Dairy Product Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

If you purchased milk and cream products produced or supplied by Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and/or Hiland Dairy in Missouri since Jan. 1, 2004, you may be eligible to receive benefits from a class action settlement.

The dairy product settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit that alleges Dairy Farmers of America and Hiland Dairy engaged in illegal conduct that raised the prices of milk and cream products to artificially high levels in violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and Hiland Dairy deny any liability, but agreed to settle the class action lawsuit to avoid the risk and expense of continued litigation.

Under the terms of the certified dairy product class action lawsuit, “milk and cream products” include whole milk, lowfat milk, buttermilk, ½ & ½, and cream produced or supplied by Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and/or Hiland Dairy and any of their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors or successors in interest. Yogurts, cheese, processed dairy products like cream cheeses, or any frozen dairy products such as frozen yogurt or ice cream products are excluded from the class action lawsuit.

If you would like to object to the class action settlement, you must do so no later than Oct. 24, 2015. The deadline to request exclusion from the settlement has passed.

UPDATE: On Mar. 23, 2016, Top Class Actions readers began receiving dairy settlement checks worth as much as $40.

Who’s Eligible

If you purchased milk and cream products (not for resale), produced or supplied by Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and/or Hiland Dairy, from a retailer, grocer, discount club, convenience store or any other seller in Missouri since Jan. 1, 2004, you are a Class Member of the dairy product class action settlement.

Brands sold within the State of Missouri, which incorporate milk produced or supplied by Dairy Farmers of America Inc., include:

• Hiland Dairy
• Roberts Dairy
• Central Dairy
• Mid States Dairy
• Pevely Dairy Company
• Memory Lane Dairy
• Anderson Erickson Dairy
• PET
• Dean’s
• Bordon Meadow Gold
• Turner Dairy

You are not a Class Member of the dairy product settlement if you purchased milk and cream products at restaurants, schools, coffee shops, fast food or other food service establishments not included in the Class.

Potential Award

$10. However, this amount may be reduced or increased up to a maximum of $40 depending on the total number of valid claims submitted by Class Members.

Proof of Purchase

Class Members may be asked to provide receipts or other proof of purchases of milk and cream products if a settlement or judgment is reached.

Claim Form

Claim Form Deadline

1/7/2016

Case Name

Kristie Tessandori and Barbara Cusick v. Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Case No. 1216-CV13257, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Kansas City

Final Hearing

N/A. The dairy product class action lawsuit is ongoing and has not been settled.

Settlement Website

www.MissouriMilkConsumers.com

Claims Administrator

Angeion Group LLC
Attn: Missouri Milk
1801 Market St., Suite 660
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-888-868-4936
MissouriMilk@AngeionGroup.com

Class Counsel

John F. Edgar
EDGAR LAW FIRM LLC

Isaac L. Diel
SHARP MCQUEEN PA

Thomas J.H. Brill
LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS H. BRILL

Defense Counsel

Steven R. Kuney
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP

W. Todd Miller
BAKER & MILLER PLLC

Jonathan P. Kieffer
WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP