September 4, 2024 Update: Payments for approved claims are issuing as of September 6, 2024. If you have not received your payment by mid-September 2024, please reach out by email to Info@SalmonIndirectPurchaserSettlement.com.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

If you purchased farm-raised salmon between April 10, 2013 and November 17, 2022,
you may be entitled to payment from a Class Action Settlement.

This website is available to:

• Provide information regarding a proposed $33 million Settlement of a class action lawsuit on behalf of persons and entities who indirectly purchased, for resale, farm-raised salmon or products derived from farm-raised salmon, such as salmon fillets or smoked salmon, sold by Defendants (listed below).
• Announce an order certifying a Settlement Class and provide information and a process and deadline to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class.
• Provide information about a process and deadline for Settlement Class Members to:

1)      submit claims for payments from the Settlement; and

2)      object to the Settlement or to a request for payment of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses from the Settlement.

A Federal Court still has to decide whether to finally approve the Settlement. Payments to Settlement Class Members who submit timely qualifying claims will be made only if the Court approves the Settlement and after any appeals are resolved.

• SETTLEMENT CLASS

All persons and entities who indirectly purchased, for resale, Defendants’ farm-raised salmon or products derived from farm-raised salmon, such as salmon fillets or smoked salmon, sold or distributed by Defendants (listed below) in any of the following states, districts, or territories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wisconsin during the Settlement Class Period.

• ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS

Defendants’ farm-raised salmon or products derived from farm-raised salmon, such as salmon fillets or smoked salmon, purchased during the Settlement Class Period from a person or entity other than a Defendant.

• DEFENDANTS
  • Mowi Defendants
    • Mowi ASA (f/k/a Marine Harvest ASA);
    • Mowi USA, LLC (f/k/a Marine Harvest USA, LLC);
    • Mowi Canada West, Inc. (f/k/a Marine Harvest Canada, Inc.); and
    • Mowi Ducktrap, LLC (an assumed name of Ducktrap River of Maine LLC).
  • Grieg Defendants
    • Grieg Seafood ASA;
    • Grieg Seafood BC Ltd.;
    • Grieg Seafood North America Inc. (f/k/a Ocean Quality North America Inc.);
    • Grieg Seafood USA, Inc. (f/k/a Ocean Quality USA Inc.); and
    • Grieg Seafood Premium Brands, Inc. (f/k/a Ocean Quality Premium Brands, Inc.).
  • Sjór Defendant
    • Sjór AS (f/k/a Ocean Quality AS)
  • SalMar Defendant
    • SalMar ASA
  • Lerøy Defendants
    • Lerøy Seafood AS; and
    • Lerøy Seafood USA Inc.
  • Cermaq Defendants
    • Cermaq Group AS;
    • Cermaq US LLC;
    • Cermaq Canada Ltd.; and
    • Cermaq Norway.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS
You May	Explanation	Deadline
Do Nothing	Receive no benefits. Give up your right to separately sue or continue to sue Defendants for the claims in this case.	None.
Submit a Claim Form	File a Claim to receive benefits. Give up your right to separately sue or continue to sue Defendants for the claims in this case.	Postmarked or submitted online by February 17, 2023.
Exclude Yourself from the Settlement	Remove yourself from the Settlement Class. Receive no benefits. Keep the right to separately sue or continue to sue Defendants for the claims in this case at your own expense.	Postmarked or pre-paid delivery by January 13, 2023.
Object to the Settlement	Comment on or tell the Court that what you do not like about the Settlement—you will still be bound by the Settlement if the Court approves the Settlement.	Postmarked or pre-paid delivery by January 26, 2023.
Go to the Fairness Hearing	Ask to speak in Court about the Settlement by filing a Notice of Intention to Appear. If you want your own attorney to represent you, you must pay for that attorney. Attend the Fairness Hearing at your own expense.	Postmarked by January 26, 2023. Hearing scheduled for February 24, 2023 at 10:30. E.T. This date is subject to change without further notice. Please check the settlement website for updates.