Norwegian Salmon Groups Reach Settlement in U.S. Antitrust Case

Norwegian seafood companies including Greig, Leroy, SalMar and Mowi say a settlement has been reached in a class-action in the US against six producers and/or sellers of Norwegian salmon over claims concerning anti-competitive behaviour.

• “While all defendants reject that there is any basis for the claims and consider the complaints to be entirely unsubstantiated, all defendants in the US class action related to the direct purchaser case have now, following a mandatory mediation procedure, accepted a settlement offer from the direct purchaser plaintiffs subject to approval by the court of Southern District of Florida”
• Total settlement amount for all defendants ...