Several food price-fixing settlements are currently open for claims or moving toward final approval, covering beef, pork, chicken, turkey, canned tuna, pet food, and food-delivery fees. Eligibility, deadlines, and payout methods differ from case to case, and each has its own official claims website. The rundown below covers what is open, what has closed, and what is still too early to file.
Beef: Open Through June 30, 2026
The most active consumer claim right now comes out of In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation, which alleges that JBS, Cargill, National Beef, and Tyson Foods conspired to inflate beef prices. Tyson and Cargill have agreed to pay a combined $87.5 million — $55 million from Tyson and $32.5 million from Cargill — to settle claims from grocery shoppers. Both companies deny wrongdoing.1OverchargedForBeef.com. Consumer Indirect Beef Litigation Settlement Preliminary approval came on December 17, 2025, with a final approval hearing scheduled for May 2026.2ClassAction.org. $87.5M Beef Settlement Ends Antitrust Litigation Over Alleged Price-Fixing by Cargill, Tyson
You qualify if you bought fresh or frozen beef — specifically chuck, loin, rib, or round primal cuts — for personal use from a grocery store between August 1, 2014 and December 31, 2019, in one of 26 eligible states or the District of Columbia. USDA Prime, organic, and Wagyu beef are excluded, as are ground beef, marinated cuts, and breaded products.3OverchargedForBeef.com. Consumer Indirect Beef Litigation Email Notice
Claims must be submitted online or postmarked by June 30, 2026. Online forms have to be finished in a single session; there is no save-and-return option. Mail-in forms go to the Settlement Administrator at P.O. Box 3605, Portland, OR 97208-3605. No proof of purchase is required, though receipts or loyalty records can be attached. File through the official portal at OverchargedForBeef.com.4OverchargedForBeef.com. Consumer Indirect Beef Litigation Claim Portal Payments will be one-time and pro-rated, sent by check or electronic transfer.2ClassAction.org. $87.5M Beef Settlement Ends Antitrust Litigation Over Alleged Price-Fixing by Cargill, Tyson
Businesses that bought boxed or case-ready beef directly from the defendants fall under a separate direct purchaser track. Tyson agreed to pay $82.5 million in that track, with preliminary approval on May 14, 2026,5Meatingplace. Tyson Beef Antitrust Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval and JBS previously reached a $52.5 million direct purchaser settlement that has received final approval.6Feedstuffs. Tyson Settles With Retailers in Beef Antitrust Lawsuit The direct purchaser class covers case-ready or boxed beef processed from fed cattle bought between January 1, 2015 and February 10, 2022, excluding ground beef from culled cows. Litigation continues against Cargill and National Beef.
Pork: Consumer Settlements Approved, Claims Not Yet Open
In In re Pork Antitrust Litigation, producers are accused of restricting supply to inflate prices beginning in 2014. Total settlements across all tracks are around $208 million, with Smithfield ($75 million), Tyson ($85 million), JBS ($20 million), Clemens ($13.5 million), Seaboard ($10 million), and Hormel ($4.465 million) among the settling defendants.7Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP. Pork Antitrust Litigation
If you bought raw pork — bacon, loins, shoulder, ribs, or pork chops — for personal use between June 28, 2014 and June 30, 2018 in an eligible state, you may be a class member. Organic and “no antibiotics ever” products are excluded. The court has granted final approval to the JBS and Smithfield settlements, but no claim form is available yet, and litigation against non-settling defendants continues. Class members will get further notices as additional settlements are finalized. Check OverchargedForPork.com for updates.8OverchargedForPork.com. In Re Pork Antitrust Litigation Indirect Purchaser Actions
Restaurants, caterers, and other commercial buyers have a separate track. Tyson agreed to a $48 million settlement there, with commercial-track recoveries reaching $114 million as of early 2026.9PorkCommercialCase.com. In Re Pork Antitrust Litigation Commercial and Institutional FAQ No money is being distributed yet and no claim forms are posted. The deadline to object to the Tyson settlement is July 14, 2026.10PorkCommercialCase.com. In Re Pork Antitrust Litigation Commercial Settlement
Broiler Chicken: New Claims Closed
Consumer settlements in In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation total $203.35 million, with Tyson ($99 million) and Pilgrim’s Pride ($75.5 million) leading and ten other defendants adding a combined $22.35 million.11Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC. In Re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation12Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP. Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation The deadline to file a new claim passed on June 1, 2024. People who already filed a claim are automatically eligible for payments from the remaining settlement funds as they are distributed.13BroilerChickenAntitrustLitigation.com. Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation Settlement
Turkey: Approved but No Claims Process Yet
The commercial track in In re Turkey Antitrust Litigation has final approval for settlements with Cargill ($4 million), Cooper Farms ($562,500), and Farbest Foods ($562,500).14TurkeyCommercialCase.com. Turkey Commercial Case Settlement The class covers commercial buyers in 29 states and the District of Columbia that indirectly purchased fresh or frozen uncooked turkey breast, ground turkey, or whole bird turkey for food preparation between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2016. No payments have been issued and no claim form is live yet; the settlement website will announce when claims open.15TurkeyCommercialCase.com. Turkey Commercial Case FAQ Litigation continues against Butterball, Hormel (Jennie-O), Perdue, Prestage, Foster Farms, House of Raeford, and Agri Stats.
Canned Tuna: New Claims Closed, Payments Expected in 2026
In In re Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation, total settlements exceeded $216 million. The consumer class reached $152.2 million — a $130 million StarKist settlement approved in November 2024 plus an earlier Chicken of the Sea/Thai Union settlement approved in July 2022.16Courthouse News Service. Judge Grants $216 Million Settlement in Yearslong Canned Tuna Antitrust Suit The class covered individuals in 32 states who bought canned or pouched tuna smaller than 40 ounces between June 1, 2011 and July 1, 2015. The claim deadline was December 31, 2024, so new claims can no longer be filed. Payments to consumer claimants were anticipated during the second quarter of 2026.17TunaEndPurchaserSettlement.com. Tuna End Purchaser Settlement Direct purchaser payments — from a pool of $38.65 million in cash and $26.1 million in StarKist-branded product — had gone out to all eligible claimants by March 2026.18TunaDirectPurchaserCase.com. Tuna Direct Purchaser Settlement
Grubhub Delivery Fees: $10 Credit for California Orders
In Wang et al. v. Grubhub, Inc., Grubhub agreed to a $5 million settlement over allegations that it misrepresented delivery fees, service fees, and menu prices on California orders. If you placed a Grubhub or Seamless order for delivery to a California address between January 24, 2019 and January 12, 2026, you can claim a $10 Grubhub site credit. The credit may shrink pro rata if total claims exceed $5 million. File at GHDeliveryFeeSettlement.com by August 7, 2026; the final approval hearing is scheduled for August 10, 2026.19ClassAction.org. Grubhub Settlement Resolves Class Action Over False Advertising20GHDeliveryFeeSettlement.com. Grubhub Delivery Fee Settlement
Mid America Pet Food: Closed February 2026
A $5.5 million settlement in Filardi v. Mid America Pet Food LLC resolved claims tied to recalls of contaminated pet food in late 2023. It covered purchases of Victor Super Premium, Wayne Feeds, Eagle Mountain, and Member’s Mark products. Pet owners whose animals became sick or died could claim up to $100,000 with documentation, or $50 to $100 without. Documented food-purchase claims were paid at 100% of the purchase price; undocumented purchase claims were capped at $40 for a maximum of two bags. The claim deadline was February 5, 2026.21Angeion Group. Mid America Pet Food Settlement Long Form Notice22Justia. Filardi v. Mid America Pet Food LLC
A Separate Track for Meat Processing Workers
Consumers can’t file in Brown v. JBS USA Food Company, but it is worth knowing about if you work in the industry. Hourly and salaried beef and pork processing workers allege that 15 meat packers and two data consulting firms suppressed wages since at least 2014 through data sharing, coordination meetings, and no-poach agreements. As of October 2025, the court granted preliminary approval to settlements totaling $202.7 million with a dozen defendants including Tyson, Cargill, JBS, National Beef, Hormel, and Perdue. The final approval hearing is set for October 2, 2026, and litigation against Smithfield continues.23Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC. Brown v. JBS USA Food Company
Cases Too Early to File
A multi-district antitrust action against granulated sugar producers is in early pretrial proceedings. In October 2025, the court allowed Sherman Act price-fixing and information-exchange claims to proceed against some producer defendants and dismissed others.24A&O Shearman. Minnesota Court Grants in Part and Denies in Part Motion to Dismiss Granulated Sugar Antitrust MDL No settlements exist and there is no claims process. A frozen potato products antitrust case involving Lamb Weston, McCain Foods, J.R. Simplot, and Cavendish Farms is at a similar early stage with nothing yet to claim.25FRS Company. Frozen Potato Products Direct Purchaser Antitrust Class Action Summary
Also worth noting: the data-analytics firm Agri Stats is at the center of the chicken, pork, and turkey cases. Proposed federal and private settlements would restrict the reports Agri Stats can distribute to processors, but those deals are about future conduct and don’t put money in consumers’ pockets.26National Association of Attorneys General. United States and Plaintiff States v. Agri Stats
What to Expect and How to File Safely
Payment amounts in these cases are hard to predict. Funds are divided pro rata among valid claimants, so the more people who file, the smaller each check. In the beef consumer settlement, for example, the $87.5 million is split among everyone who submits a valid claim. USA Today has reported that settlement administrators typically caution that dollar figures should be treated as “ballpark ranges rather than guarantees,” since final payouts hinge on claim volume and documentation quality.27USA Today. Open Settlement Claims
Most of these consumer settlements don’t require proof of purchase, though receipts or loyalty-card records can strengthen a claim and, in some cases, raise the payment cap. File directly through each case’s official settlement website rather than through a third-party recovery service. If you already filed in a case that has since added new defendants — the broiler chicken litigation is the clearest example — you generally don’t need to file again to share in the later distributions.