Tyson Lawsuit: Tyson Foods' $85 Million Pork Settlement Is Open Until October 29, 2026
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The Tyson settlement with an open claim form is a price-fixing case over pork, and it pays shoppers. Tyson Foods agreed to pay $85 million of a $117.065 million settlement for people who bought raw pork or bacon at a store in 23 states or D.C. between June 28, 2014 and June 30, 2018 (from June 28, 2015 in Kansas, Tennessee and South Carolina). The court ordered notice by email, and the campaign began on August 28, 2026 — which is why a message about a pork settlement may have reached your inbox. Claims go through OverchargedForPork.com and are due October 29, 2026. Tyson's separate beef settlement stopped taking claims on June 30, 2026.
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What Tyson Foods Is Accused Of: Three Meats, Three Cases
Tyson Foods is a defendant in three separate price-fixing class actions brought on behalf of shoppers, one for each meat. The claim in all three is that the big processors cooperated instead of competing, and that grocery prices rose as a result.
Pork (suits filed from June 18, 2018): the lawsuit alleges the processors “inflated and stabilized the price and supply of pork through the use of Agri Stats, production restraints and the use of exports.” Agri Stats is an industry data service. Beef (from April 23, 2019): JBS, Cargill, National Beef and Tyson allegedly “entered into a market allocation agreement and stopped competing against each other for market share.” Chicken (from September 2016): producers allegedly conspired to fix broiler chicken prices and manipulated the Georgia Dock price index.
No court has found Tyson liable in any of them. The court order in the pork case states that the settlements are not an admission of wrongdoing, and the companies deny the allegations. One detail from Tyson's own SEC filings: in the chicken investigation, the company self-reported information to the Justice Department and was granted conditional leniency in August 2021, which shields it from prosecution and criminal fines as long as it keeps cooperating.
Case Details
Pork: In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (Consumer Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs), No. 0:18-cv-1776-JRT-JFD, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Judge John R. Tunheim. Every defendant in the consumer case has now settled. Beef: In re Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation, No. 0:22-md-3031 (JRT/JFD), same court, same judge. Tyson and Cargill settled; JBS and National Beef are still litigating. Chicken: In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Each case also has classes for businesses. Tyson's quarterly report lists pork settlements of $50 million with direct purchasers and $48 million with commercial and institutional buyers, and beef settlements of $80 million (plus $2.5 million in administrative expenses) with direct purchasers and $47 million with commercial and institutional buyers. Those classes are for distributors, restaurants and similar businesses — not for household shoppers, who are covered only by the consumer settlements on this page.
Status as of September 30, 2026: One Tyson Claim Form Is Open
Beef: closed to new claims. The court granted final approval to the $87.5 million Tyson and Cargill consumer settlements on May 27, 2026, and the claim deadline passed on June 30, 2026. According to OverchargedForBeef.com, people who filed are paid “after all claims have been reviewed.”
Chicken: closed to new claims. Tyson's chicken settlements were announced on January 19, 2021, and the consumer settlement was finally approved on December 20, 2021. Where the consumer payments stand is tracked on our chicken price-fixing settlement page.
One more trap: an earlier round of the pork case, against JBS and Smithfield, had its own claim form, and that deadline passed on April 22, 2026. The Tyson round is a new claim.
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Claims are due by October 29, 2026. We'll email you 7 days and 1 day before the deadline.
Who Can File a Tyson Pork Claim
You have to pass all three tests.
What you bought. Raw pork bacon, or raw pork, fresh or frozen, from bellies, loins, shoulder, ribs or pork chops, for personal consumption. Not covered: anything marketed as organic or “no antibiotics ever,” and any product other than bacon that was marinated, seasoned, flavored or breaded.
When. June 28, 2014 to June 30, 2018. For Kansas, Tennessee and South Carolina, the court order says the period begins June 28, 2015.
Where. Bought at a grocery store or supermarket (not directly from a processor) in Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah or West Virginia. Pork bought in any other state is not covered.
The court describes the claim form as a brief, simple set of questions about how much qualifying pork you bought. The product list and the fine print are in our breakdown of the $117 million pork settlement. The beef class used a different map — 26 states plus D.C., including Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota and Wisconsin — but that claim window has closed.
What the Tyson Settlement Pays per Person
In beef, the deductions are already set: the court awarded fees of up to one-third of the $87.5 million, $8,871,642.26 in expenses and $2,000 for each class representative. Any per-person Tyson settlement figure you see online is an estimate, not an official number.
Tyson Price-Fixing Cases: Timeline
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2016 to 2019: Three Cases Filed
Chicken suits begin in September 2016, pork suits on June 18, 2018 and beef suits on April 23, 2019, each naming Tyson Foods among the defendants.
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January 19, 2021: Chicken Settled
Tyson announces settlements with three chicken purchaser classes totaling $221.5 million. The consumer settlement is finally approved on December 20, 2021.
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September 2025: Consumer Deals in Pork and Beef
Tyson agrees to pay $85 million to the pork consumer class (September 25) and $55 million to the beef consumer class (September 29).
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May 27, 2026: Beef Settlement Approved
The court grants final approval to the $87.5 million Tyson and Cargill beef settlements for consumers. The claim deadline follows on June 30, 2026.
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July 31 and August 28, 2026: Pork Notice Goes Out
Judge Tunheim approves the notice plan, including email notice. The notice campaign for the Tyson round begins on August 28.
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October 29 and December 11, 2026: Deadline and Hearing
Claims, opt-outs and objections are due October 29. The final approval hearing is December 11 before Judge Tunheim in Minneapolis.
Three Tyson Settlement Traps
Email notice, a famous brand name and three different meats make this settlement easy to imitate:
Links that do not lead to OverchargedForPork.com
The court-appointed administrator is Epiq, and the official pork site is OverchargedForPork.com (admin@OverchargedForPork.com, 1-888-287-5434). Check where a link really goes before typing anything. Claims are filed on that site or by mail, and the court-appointed class lawyers cost you nothing. More on how Epiq-run settlements work.
“File your Tyson beef claim now”
The beef claim deadline passed on June 30, 2026, and the chicken consumer claims have also closed. A site still collecting “Tyson beef” or “Tyson chicken” claims today is not the administrator. If you missed beef, the official FAQ says you can still take part in any future settlement or judgment against the defendants that have not settled.
Group opt-outs and “sue Tyson for more” offers
The pork site says “mass” or “class” opt-out requests filed by third parties will not be allowed: each person signs their own letter, and you cannot opt out by phone or email. Opting out also means no payment from the settlement. Read carefully before letting anyone opt out on your behalf.
Tyson Lawsuit: Questions People Actually Ask
Which Tyson lawsuit is paying people right now?
The pork price-fixing case. Tyson Foods agreed to pay $85 million of the $117.065 million consumer settlement. If you bought qualifying raw pork or bacon at a store in a covered state between June 28, 2014 and June 30, 2018 (from June 28, 2015 in Kansas, Tennessee and South Carolina), you can file at OverchargedForPork.com until October 29, 2026.
Is the Tyson settlement email real?
The court did order email notice for the pork settlement, and the campaign began on August 28, 2026. A genuine notice sends you to OverchargedForPork.com. If you are unsure, do not click: type the address yourself or call the administrator at 1-888-287-5434.
How much will I get from the Tyson settlement?
That is not known yet. Payments are pro rata by how much pork you bought, after fees and costs, and depend on how many valid claims are filed. Nothing is paid until after the December 11, 2026 hearing, final approval and any appeals.
Can I still file a claim for the Tyson beef settlement?
No. The claim deadline for the $87.5 million Tyson and Cargill beef settlements passed on June 30, 2026. If you missed it, the official FAQ says you can still take part in any future settlements or judgments against JBS and National Beef, which have not settled. If you filed, you are paid once the administrator has reviewed all claims.
What about the Tyson chicken lawsuit?
Tyson settled with three chicken purchaser classes, announced January 19, 2021, for $221.5 million in total, and the consumer settlement was finally approved on December 20, 2021. The consumer claim period has closed; payment status is on our chicken settlement tracker. Lawsuits by plaintiffs outside the settled classes continue, with the first of those trials set for September 2027.
I worked at a Tyson plant. Is there a Tyson settlement for workers?
There were two, and both are already approved. Production and maintenance workers at poultry plants: $115.5 million, final approval June 5, 2025. Workers at beef and pork plants: $72.5 million, approved January 15, 2025. Both suits alleged that processors exchanged wage information, including through a wage survey and benchmarking service, to hold down pay.
What else is Tyson Foods being sued over?
Tyson's quarterly report also describes Oklahoma's lawsuit over poultry litter polluting the Illinois River Watershed. On July 10, 2026 Tyson and the other defendants signed a settlement providing an environmental relief fund of about $41.7 million, of which Tyson's share is about $18 million. It pays for cleanup, not individual consumers.
Is this about Mike Tyson?
No. This page covers Tyson Foods, the meat company. Boxer Mike Tyson has his own court cases: in January 2026, Crain's Chicago Business reported that he filed a $50 million racketeering lawsuit against former partners at a Chicago marijuana branding company. He is the one suing there, and no consumer settlement or claim form is attached to it.
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