April 03, 2019
Tuna buyers asked a California federal judge Wednesday to force StarKist to produce communications between the company and its general counsel, claiming the attorney waived privilege during his deposition in a suit alleging a widespread conspiracy to fix prices of the canned fish.
April 02, 2019
Target Corp. and two major food distributors have inked deals with StarKist Co. to end their claims that the company conspired with other major players to fix tuna prices, only days after reaching a similar deal with StarKist's alleged co-conspirator Chicken of the Sea.
March 21, 2019
Target Corp. and two food distributors on Thursday cut loose Chicken of the Sea from sprawling multidistrict litigation in California federal court, agreeing to resolve allegations that the packaged seafood producer fixed prices for canned tuna.
March 15, 2019
StarKist Co. announced Friday that it has agreed to a settlement with Kroger Co. and other retailers to resolve allegations of a widespread tuna price-fixing conspiracy that have been the focus of multidistrict litigation in California federal court.
February 26, 2019
Bumble Bee has inked a deal with distribution giant US Foods that brings it closer to extricating itself from sprawling litigation accusing major tuna companies of conspiring to fix the price of canned fish.
February 14, 2019
Bumble Bee Foods LLC has reached a deal with Sysco Corp. to end claims that it colluded with other major tuna companies in a widespread conspiracy to keep prices for canned fish high.
January 25, 2019
StarKist Co. announced Friday that it has agreed to a settlement worth more than $20 million with Walmart Inc. to resolve allegations of a widespread tuna price-fixing conspiracy that have been the focus of multidistrict litigation in California federal court.
December 19, 2018
Thirty food retailers including Kmart, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar have cut Chicken of the Sea from massive multidistrict litigation in California federal court accusing packaged seafood producers of fixing prices for canned tuna.
November 30, 2018
Kansas City-based grocery company Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. asked a federal court Thursday to keep alive its price-fixing suit against Bumble Bee Foods' former CEO, challenging the executive's bid to toss the case over questions of jurisdiction and timeliness.
November 05, 2018
Two linked private equity firms that own Bumble Bee Foods LLC have told a California federal court they want to dismiss the latest claims of tuna price-fixing by direct purchasers, indirect purchasers, commercial food preparers, end payors and the Cherokee Nation, arguing that the plaintiffs can't show the firms participated in a conspiracy.