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  • 2017-01-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Is Everyone Who Bought Milk Since 2003 Covered Under a Class Action Settlement? (en)
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  • In September 2016, social media users began circulating links to a web site (BoughtMilk.com) and asserting that anyone who had purchased milk after the year 2003 was eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit. As reported at the time, a settlement had been reached in an anti-trust class-action suit accusing dairy producers of artificially boosting milk prices: In January 2017, news reports about the milk class action settlement appeared regularly because the deadline for affected consumers to request a share of that settlement was set at 31 January 2017. However, many social media users only saw headlines and brief descriptions which did not typically contain the specifics of the settlement or its restrictions. BoughtMilk.com was the official website for the Fresh Milk Products Price-Fixing Class Action Lawsuit, and a hub for filing claims and obtaining more information. According to that site, settlement eligibility applies only to consumers in 15 states and the District of Columbia: A question-and-answer section additionally explained that eligible class members living in those states must have purchased milk products since 2003: According to BoughtMilk.com, eligible individuals could receive between $45 to $70 from a settlement pool of $52 million. The claim period began on 2 September 2016, and the final deadline for filing passed on 31 January 2017. (en)
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