Updated: June 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