Updated: July 2026 When people think about this year’s food industry trends, they may envision app-based grocery delivery services, the Keto diet, and restaurants that serve all locally-sourced ingredients. But inside federal courthouses across the country, the Department of Justice and civil plaintiffs have been highlighting a darker trend within the food business: price fixing. Ilana Drescher Food Court Law Blog Overview Price-fixing class action settlements are currently

Groundbreaking $2.8 Billion BCBS Provider Settlement Brings Major Reforms and Benefits to Healthcare Providers Update: Great news—after more than a decade of litigation, the court has granted final approval for the $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield Provider Settlement. This landmark settlement not only provides billions in monetary relief, it also requires BCBS to deliver long-term changes in transparency and access to data. While some hospital systems opted out, the court’

Did your business purchase a cathode ray tube (CRT) product from a retail store or someone other than the manufacturer of the CRT product between March 1995 through November 2007? If so, your business may be eligible for a new $33 million settlement with a June 13, 2023 deadline. Case Background A new $33 million settlement has been created for a class of CRT indirect purchasers. Both businesses and individual consumers who bought CRTs associated with certain-sized computers

In re Automobile Antitrust Cases I, II | JCCP Nos. 4298 and 4303 Settlement Fund $82 million Settlement Period January 1, 2001 – April 30, 2003 Claim Filing Deadline December 31, 2022 Overview Ford Canada has reached an $82 million settlement for California car buyers. The settlement stems from allegations Ford Canada violated California antitrust law by blocking the exports of similar, but less expensive, new vehicles sold in California, creating supracompetitive prices for

In re Dental Supplies Antitrust Litigation - Case No. 1:16-CV-00696 PLEASE NOTE: PROCEEDS FROM THIS SETTLEMENT HAVE BEEN DISBURSED AND MCAG HAS SENT PAYMENTS TO OUR CLIENTS. THIS SETTLEMENT IS CLOSED. Settlement Fund $80,000,000 Settlement Period August 31, 2008 – March 31, 2016 Claim Filing Deadline October 15, 2019 Overview This settlement arose from allegations that the largest distributors of dental supplies and equipment in the U.S. had agreed that they would not compe

In re Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Litigation - Case No. 3:10-MD-2143-RS (MDL 2143) Settlement Fund $205 million Settlement Period April 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008 Claim Filing Deadline June 28, 2019 PLEASE NOTE: THE FILING DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THIS SETTLEMENT HAS PASSED. MCAG WILL SUBMIT LATE CLAIMS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DEADLINE FOR NEWLY ENROLLED AND ELIGIBLE CLIENTS, BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRA

In re Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Privacy Litigation- Case No. 5:20-CV-02155-LHK Settlement Fund $85,000,000 Settlement Period March 30, 2016-July 30, 2021 Claim Filing Deadline March 5, 2022 PLEASE NOTE: THE FILING DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THIS SETTLEMENT HAS PASSED. MCAG WILL UPDATE CLIENTS ACCORDINGLY ONCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS SETTLEMENT. Overview This settlement resolves allegations that Zoom shared unauthorized user information wi

In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation - Case No. 12-md-02311 PLEASE NOTE: THE FILING DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THIS SETTLEMENT HAS PASSED. MCAG MAY SUBMIT LATE CLAIMS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DEADLINE FOR NEWLY ENROLLED AND ELIGIBLE CLIENTS WHO PROVIDE REQUIRED DATA, BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR. MCAG WILL UPDATE CLIENTS ACCORDINGLY ONCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS SETTLEMENT. Settle

In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation - Case No. 18-MD-2827-EJD Settlement Fund $500,000,000 Settlement Period Prior to December 21, 2017 Claim Filing Deadline October 6, 2020 MCAG is not the Settlement/Class Administrator, and this is not the official settlement website. Please send all questions and inquiries relating to checks to the settlement administrator: questions@smartphoneperformancesettlement.com Overview This settlement arose from allegations against App

In re: Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 1:16-CV-08637 Settlement Fund $103,900,000 Settlement Period January 01, 2008 - July 31, 2019 Claim Filing Deadline March 2, 2022 PLEASE NOTE: THE FILING DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THIS SETTLEMENT HAS PASSED. MCAG WILL UPDATE CLIENTS ACCORDINGLY ONCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS SETTLEMENT. Overview Several chicken producers have settled claims of their alleged involvement in an industry-wide cons

Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation Indirect Purchaser - Case No. 13-MD-02420 YGR (DMR) Settlement Fund $113,000,000 Settlement Period January 1, 2000 – May 31, 2011 Claim Filing Deadline July 19, 2019 PLEASE NOTE: THE FILING DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THIS SETTLEMENT HAS PASSED. MCAG WILL SUBMIT LATE CLAIMS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DEADLINE FOR NEWLY ENROLLED AND ELIGIBLE CLIENTS, BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRA

Antitrust Litigation involving the price of CRTs.

In re Transpacific Passenger Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation - Case No. 3:07-cv-05634-CRB, MDL No. 1913 PLEASE NOTE: PROCEEDS FROM THIS SETTLEMENT HAVE BEEN DISBURSED AND MCAG HAS SENT PAYMENTS TO OUR CLIENTS. THIS SETTLEMENT IS CLOSED. Settlement Fund $58,000,000 Settlement Period January 1, 2000 – December 1, 2016 Claim Filing Deadline April 1, 2020 Overview The lawsuits claim that the Defendants agreed to fix prices on tickets for air travel between the United S