Fresh Milk Class Action Settlement (Up To $20 For Individuals & $560 For Entities) [AZ, CA, D.C., KS, MA, MI, MO, NE, NV, NH, OR, SD, TN, VT, WV, WI]

(Update 1/7/22: Lots of people are getting checks now for this settlement)

They have revised the amount you’ll receive to $10-$20 for individuals and $140-$560 for businesses.

The Class Action

Direct link to settlement

• National Milk Producers Federation, aka Cooperatives Working Together (CWT), Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Land O’Lakes, Inc., Dairylea Cooperative Inc., and Agri-Mark, Inc. have agreed to a class action settlement due to allegations of price fixing. They deny any wrong doing but have agreed to the settlement.

Who’s Eligible

• You are eligible if you bought milk or fresh milk products (crem, half & half, yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese or sour cream) since 2003 in any of the following states:
  • Arizona
  • California
  • the District of Columbia
  • Kansas
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • Oregon
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Vermont
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

Our Verdict

Proof of purchase is not required and the settlement pool is $52,000,000. The amount you receive will be dependent on the number of people that claim. I assume if you live/lived in one of those states you would have probably purchased fresh milk/products so it’s worth filing a claim. You only have until January 31st, 2017 to file your claim so better to do it now if you’re eligible.

They are claiming that individuals will receive between $45 – $70 and entities may receive between $1260 & 1960. I think it’ll be much much lower than that, but sometimes you get surprised with these. If you’re new to class action settlements, read this. You can find more of them here.

Hat tip to Miles to Memories