A $12 million settlement over allegations Starkist Co. systematically underfilled tuna cans got the final nod Sept. 29 (Hendricks v. Starkist Co., N.D. Cal., No. 13-00729, 9/29/16).
The approval came over some objections, and the court awarded lower attorneys’ fees than were requested.
About 2.5 million claims were submitted for a deal in which Starkist agreed to pay $8 million in cash and $4 million in vouchers, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said. Consumers may receive $25 in cash or a $50 voucher, with ...
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