Claim Form Deadline: April 17, 2025
Total Payout: $100M
Proof Required: Yes
This class action lawsuit involves allegations that several companies, including Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, colluded to lower payments to broiler chicken growers for their grow-out services, thereby violating federal antitrust laws and the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921.
Pilgrim’s Pride is among the largest poultry producers globally and also operates as a fully integrated pork producer. The company supplies food products to retailers, restaurants, foodservice providers, and consumers worldwide, boasting over 39 production facilities and 27 prepared foods facilities. They collaborate with more than 4,900 family farms for poultry supply. The broiler growers included in this class action are farmers who raise young chickens (broilers) under contracts with companies like Pilgrim’s Pride.
Eligible class action members are farmers who provided “Broiler Grow-Out Services” by raising young chickens supplied by poultry companies. There are over 24,000 broiler chicken farmers in the U.S. working with major poultry processors.
The total amount available for this settlement is $100 million.
To qualify for a payout, you must be an individual or entity in the U.S. or its territories that received payment for broiler grow-out services from any defendant or alleged co-conspirator between January 27, 2013, and December 31, 2019.
The payout amount will be determined based on the total payments you received from defendants and alleged co-conspirators during the class period, in relation to the total payments received by all eligible class members with valid claims. The calculation will rely on the information in your claim form, which the settlement administrator will validate.
To file a claim, you need to complete and submit a claim form. If you received a pre-filled claim form with payment information, no further action is needed unless you dispute the information. If you have an unfilled claim form or did not receive one, you must complete and submit a claim form with supporting documentation or answer questions to estimate your claim amount by the deadline of April 17, 2025.
Yes, you will need to provide proof when filing a claim. You must submit supporting documents showing the total amounts paid to you by any defendant or co-conspirator for broiler grow-out services during the class period. This may include settlement sheets for the flocks you raised or year-end accounting statements from your integrator.
If you lack this specific information, you can provide the following details:
Claim Form Website: [Chicken Settlement Site]
Please be aware that your claim form will be rejected if it contains fraudulent information. By submitting your information and your sworn statement of its accuracy, you are agreeing to do so under penalty of perjury. Submitting false information not only jeopardizes your claim but also affects others who are genuinely eligible for the settlement. If you are uncertain about your eligibility for this class action settlement, please visit the class action administrator’s website for more information. Note that NoProofClassActions.org participates in the Amazon affiliate advertising program, and this post may include affiliate links, which could result in us earning a commission if you make a purchase through those links.