Active • 7 December 2022
OC vs Cargill, Inc, JBS USA Food Company, Swift Beef Company, Tyson Foods, Inc, National Beef packing, etc.
Option consommateurs accuses these companies of conspiring to unduly restrict competition in connection with the production, supply or sale of beef in Quebec. For the purposes of this class action, beef is defined as meat intended for human consumption and produced, in particular, by the activities of these companies.
Which companies are involved?
Option consommateurs has launched a class action against the following companies Cargill, Inc, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Ltd, JBS USA Food Company, Swift Beef Company, JBS Packerland Inc, JBS Canada ULC, Tyson Foods, Inc, Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc, National Beef packing Company, LLC, dubbed the "beef cartel" in the media.
Description
Theclass action seeks a judgment ordering the repayment of revenues generated by the artificially inflated portion of beef sales prices purchased in Quebec.
Our members
You could be affected by this class action if you purchased beef in Quebec on or after January1, 2015.
Where are we now ?
On March 24, 2022, a motion for authorization to institute a class action was filed with the Quebec Superior Court.
Theclass action is currently at the authorization stage, and proceedings were temporarily suspended by the Quebec Superior Court on November 1, 2022, for a period of 60 days following a judgment to be rendered by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Giang Bui v. Cargill, Incoporated et al. (No. S-221365) or following any order of the Quebec Superior Court.
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