Bought Beef In Illinois? You Could Be Owed Money

If you bought beef at an Illinois grocery, you could be owed some money, but time is running out to get in on the action.

Here's the story: an $87.5 million settlement could pay shoppers who bought certain types of beef products.

Get Your Share of the $87.5 Million Settlement

The lawsuit claims major beef companies colluded to keep beef prices high, artificially so, and while all the companies deny doing anything wrong, they still agreed to settle.

If you want in, you had to have bought beef for you and the family sometime between August 1, 2014, and December 31, 2019. Of course, another caveat is that you had to have purchased the beef at a grocery store in Illinois or one of the other 25 eligible states.

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Which Grocery Store Beef Products Qualify for the Payout?

Unprocessed standard cuts of beef are included in the settlement, like rib, loin, round, brisket, flank, short ribs, and others. Ground beef, Wagyu, organic, grass-fed, kosher, halal, and other specialty or processed beef products are NOT included, and the amount you'll receive in compensation depends on just how much of that qualifying beef you actually bought.

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Payment Methods and Final Claims

A couple of different ways to get paid, too, including check, PayPal, Venmo, and a host of select gift cards, but you'd better hurry, the last day to claim is Tuesday, June 30.

Here's an interesting twist to the whole part about you filing a claim: you essentially are giving up the right to sue Tyson and Cargill over these same allegations.

Are you going to file? How much unprocessed beef do you think you have bought during that timeframe? File your claim HERE.