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The last remaining defendant involved in an egg price-fixing class action lawsuit has reportedly agreed to settle the litigation.
If you purchased eggs or egg products in the United States directly from any egg producer between Jan. 1, 2000 and Dec. 19, 2014, you may be entitled to benefits from the egg price-fixing class action settlement.
Post Holdings Inc., the parent company of Michael Foods, will reportedly pay $75 million to settle part of the egg price-fixing class action lawsuit. Post Holdings purchased Michael Foods in June 2014 while the egg price-fixing class action lawsuit was already underway.
The egg price-fixing class action lawsuit alleges that the defendants conspired to reduce the supply of eggs to artificially increase the price of shell eggs and other egg products. This alleged conspiracy caused direct purchasers to pay more than they would have otherwise paid.
The defendants deny the allegations and maintain their conduct did not violate the law. However, they have agreed to settle the egg price-fixing class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation.
Other settling defendants include National Food Corporation (NFC), Midwest Poultry Services LP, United Egg Producers and United States Egg Marketers (UEP/USEM), Nucal Foods Inc., Hillandale Farms of Pa. Inc. and Hillandale-Gettysburg LP. If you purchased eggs directly from any of these producers during the applicable Class Period, you have until Oct. 9, 2017 to submit a claim for egg price-fixing settlement benefits.
If you previously submitted a Claim Form for the egg price-fixing class action settlement in 2011, you may be able to file a claim for benefits from the latest defendants to settle the litigation. Read the instructions on the Claim Form carefully before you submit a claim.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the Michael Foods egg price-fixing settlement include: “All individuals and entities that purchased Shell Eggs from caged birds in the United States directly from Defendants during the Class Period from 9/24/2004 through 12/31/2008.”
NOTE: “Shell Eggs” means eggs produced from caged birds that are sold in the shell for consumption or for breaking and further processing. “Specialty” eggs, such as eggs labeled as organic, certified organic, free range, cage free, nutritionally enhanced or vegetarian fed are not classified as “Shell Eggs” in this egg price-fixing class action settlement.
Class Members may also file claims for certain purchases made from 2000 through 2014 of eggs and egg products that are not included in the Michael Foods settlement. Please review the Claim Form carefully and follow the directions before submitting your claim.
Potential Award
Class Members who submit timely and valid Claim Forms will be entitled to a pro rata share of the egg price-fixing settlement fund, based on the dollar amount of their direct purchases of eligible Shell Eggs in the United States compared to the total purchases by all claimants.
Proof of Purchase
Class Members who want to receive a monetary benefit from the egg price-fixing settlements must identify the producer from whom they directly purchased the eggs, the quantity of eggs purchased and the total cost. Claimants must attach proof of purchase or other supporting documentation used to calculate purchase costs.
NOTE: If you previously submitted a valid Claim Form that identified your Shell Egg purchases from defendants between 2005 and 2008, you do not need to submit a new Claim Form for those particular years. However, if you want to receive credit for any 2004 Shell Egg purchases, you must submit a new Claim Form identifying purchases made between Sept. 24, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2004.
Claim Form Deadline
10/9/2017
NOTE: This Claim Form deadline applies to the Michael Foods settlement and the NFC, Midwest, UEP/ESEM, NuCal and Hillandale class action settlements.
Case Name
In re: Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 2:08-md-02002, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final Hearing
11/6/2017
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
In re: Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litigation
c/o GCG, Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 9476
Dublin, OH 43017-4576
1-866-881-8306
Class Counsel
Stanley D. Bernstein
BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD LLP
Michael D. Hausfeld
HAUSFELD LLP
Mindee J. Reuben
LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG LLC
Stephen D. Susman
SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
Defense Counsel
Counsel for Michael Foods:
Carrie C. Mahan
WEIL GOTSCHAL & MANGES LLP
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11 thoughts onMichael Foods Egg Price-Fixing Direct Purchaser Class Action Settlement
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The only one who will profit from this settlement is the lawyers.
OK. I am a bit confused. My understanding of this lawsuit is between the egg sellers i.e. the egg farm, and the wholesale buyers, buying direct. To me, it doesn’t sound like consumers who have in turn bought eggs from the store, qualify for this (as in the Bought Milk? claim). Can someone from Top Class Actions possibly clarify for me? Thank you for your time !
You are correct with your thoughts — only egg purchases made directly from an egg producer (i.e. egg farm) are covered in this settlement. If you purchased indirectly through a store, this settlement does not cover those purchases.
Others in the comments are making incorrect statements about evidence as well. To submit valid purchases made directly from an egg producer, you must have both documentation supporting those purchases (receipts and/or purchase orders to name a couple) and an accurate accounting of all purchases made during the class period.
If the price fixing affected one party it affected the other. If whole salers and producers were charged more you best believe the consumer had to pay as well. As a matter of fact I remember when the price of she’ll eggs went up in my local market charging 3 for a dozen and and if more for 18 and 30 in a carton as very well does always affect the consumer when prices is raised at the beginning level I believe the consumer is in the right to receive monies because we paid for the short fall profit that affect the beginning process
Also remember, egg prices have fluctuated through the years. You can search “egg prices from 2000-2014” and have a copy of that to back up your claim. Go by the average price per year. Also be aware that “specialty” eggs are NOT included in this. Organic, cage free, Omega 3 enhanced…etc. Just plain ol store bought eggs. To find out where your carton of eggs came from, you can look up the lot number on the end of the carton..will be a “P” for plant, followed by 4 numbers. Although that would have varied over the last 17 years. This claim is for 2000-July of 2014 with one of the defendants only going from 2004-2008 I believe. So go through the form totally before filling any of it out as there are different sections per defendant.
If you read the claim form, you do not need any receipts. Only 2 forms of documentation as to what proof you have as to how much you paid for each dozen eggs (I’m thinking store flyer or weekly ad) and a knowledge of where your store is being supplied from. There is also an area for just shell eggs in general or any egg product ie: egg beaters. You need to figure out a reasonable amount of eggs you purchased for each year, and list that amount accordingly per year, not just one lump total, break it down yearly. There are separate spaces on the form for each year and an example on how to go about it.
Problem is, Diane, you keep using “store bought”, “plain old store eggs”, which “store they came from”. Very, very clearly, under the first bullet, it states that the eggs CANNOT be from a retail purchase. NO STORES, NO WHOLESALE CLUBS. You had to do a direct transaction with the companies listed. How many of these companies had their own, in-house company store????
So, when these companies fixed prices and then sold their products already marked up to the general public at various stores, they made out and this lawsuit gives us no remedy. Who wins? Lawyers! After all, the goal is to produce a settlement for them to cash in on.
So I am suppose to remember how many eggs I bought 9-13 years ago and have my receipts? This is a bunch of BULL. Nobody saves their receipts for that many years or wants to dig through them to find a few to possible get a few bucks back. Looks like the lawyers will have a good payday with this one.
“If you purchased eggs or egg products in the United States directly from any egg producer”……….. most of us probably purchased our eggs from a grocery store and they would’ve purchased them “directly” from the egg “producer”.
this is the most ignorant statement ive ever encountered on this site, Mr Miller. Just. stop.it.now.