Fresh Potatoes Antitrust Settlement ( AZ, CA ,FL ,IO ,KS ,MA ,MI, MN, NV, NY, NC, TN, VT & WI Only)
Class Eligibility
You are a member of the class if you purchased fresh potatoes from retailers in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont or Wisconsin (for end use and not for resale) between Oct. 14, 2004 and April 10, 2015.
Estimated Amount
$5.00
Equal share of the total pool based on the number of qualified claims
Proof of Purchase
No
Claim Form
Case Name
n re: Fresh and Process Potatoes Antitrust Litigation
MDL No. 2186
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Eastern Division
Case Summary
This antitrust class action relates to a price-fixing conspiracy in the potato industry that resulted in consumers paying more than necessary for fresh potatoes If you purchased fresh potatoes from a retailer in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont or Wisconsin between Oct. 14, 2004 and April 10, 2015.
The lawsuit alleges that producers conspired to reduce supply by limiting the numbers of plants planted
These are the listed defendants:
- United Potato Growers of America Inc.;
- United Potato Growers of Idaho Inc.;
- Wada Farms Inc.;
- Wada Farms Potatoes Inc.;
- Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC;
- Wada-Van Orden Potatoes Inc.;
- Albert Wada;
- Blaine Larsen Farms Inc.;
- Blaine Larsen;
- Potandon Produce LLC;
- Cornelison Farm Inc.;
- Keith Cornelison;
- Michael Cranney d/b/a Cranney Farms;
- Snake River Plains Potatoes Inc.;
- Driscoll Potatoes Inc.;
- Lance Funk d/b/a Lance Funk Farms;
- Rigby Produce Inc.;
- Pleasant Valley Potato Inc.;
- Kim Wahlen;
- Raybould Brothers Farms LLC;
- Idahoan Foods LLC;
- United II Potato Growers of Idaho Inc.;
- R.D. Offutt Co.;
- Ronald D. Offutt Jr.; and
- Each of their corporate parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies.
Settlement Pool
5,500,000
Settlement Website
Deadline
10/16/2015
Contact
Potatoes Antitrust Case Claims Administrator
c/o KCC Class Action Services
P.O. Box 30190
College Station, TX 77842-3190
1-866-888-1509
info@PotatoesIndirectPurchaseAction.com
