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If you have been a resident of and bought milk in one of these states you are due a payment as part of the settlement, Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. The settlement stems from a nationwide class-action lawsuit against dairy cooperatives, groups of farmers who pool their supplies but, as a whole, serve as middlemen between the farmers and dairy processors. In this case, lawyers from one of the premier U.S. plaintiffs’ firms alleged on behalf of American consumers that the cooperatives paid farmers to prematurely turn hundreds of thousands of cows into burgers in a sprawling scheme to prop up dairy prices. You have until January 31st 2017, only 18 days to file your claim here. Settlement amounts are believed to be from $45-$70 depending on how many individuals file a claim. Don’t wait, file your claim now!
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