CNN reports that people who bought StarKist tuna between February 19, 2009 through October 31, 2014 can take home $25 in cash or $50 of tuna due to a class action lawsuit settlement claiming that StarKist put less tuna in their cans than advertised. Federal law requires 5 ounce cans to contain between 2.84-ounces and 3.23-ounces of tuna, depending on the type. The plaintiff, Patrick Hendricks, had independent testing done on the cans, determining that they had as much as 17.3 percent less tuna than the federally mandated minimum. StarKist must pay up to $8 million in cash and $4 million in food vouchers as part of the settlement in United States District Court in Northern California. StarKist did not admit fault but agreed to a settlement in which it will pay $8 million in cash and $4 million in vouchers to purchase StarKist tuna. People can sign up for the settlement at the lawsuit website. They don't need a receipt, but they will need to swear that they purchased the tuna.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @12:42PM
5 years of 17% less tuna. How much did that profit them, more than up to $12 million? Likely.
StarKist did not admit fault but agreed to a settlement
Every.
Fucking.
Time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:02PM
"They don't need a receipt, but they will need to swear that they purchased the tuna."
Anyone here lied about a settlement?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:28PM
LOL - I never have. I never have had time to follow these kind of events. Never knew about them, never cared.
Several years ago, I got a certified letter from some law firm. I opened it up, and found a check for something less than a dollar. I'm thinking, "WTF?!?!" I read the letter, and it seems that I was part of a class involved in aclass action lawsuit. I'm still thinking, "WTF?!?!?"
It sat on my desk for awhile, until I cleaned house one day. I picked that inane envelope up, and threw it in the trash. Phhhtttt! Can't remember the amount, but it wasn't worth my trouble to carry it all the way to the bank, and try to deposit the damned thing. I sure as hell can't remember what the case was all about!
(Score: 2) by Balderdash on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:30PM
Nope.
I browse at -1. Free and open discourse requires consideration and review of all attempts at participation.
(Score: 2) by nyder on Saturday August 29 2015, @05:35PM
I buy tuna all the time for my cat. Generally I buy Krogers (QFC store brand), but at times I buy the others when they are on sale. TBH, I generally stayed away from starkist because not only was the quality of the tuna funky (always really small pieces, never chunks) but when I squished all the water out of the can, it would seem to push in farther then the other brands. Guess I wasn't tripping.
So, ya, fuck them, I signed up for the cash back.
(Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Saturday August 29 2015, @09:51PM
I tried Starkist several years ago when one of my cats lost their appetite due to illness, but similarly found the quality was less than impressive (it had a really metallic flavor/scent), and my cats agreed. The tuna chunks sold by a couple of the high-quality cat food brands I use smells more appetizing. :-p
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anne Nonymous on Sunday August 30 2015, @01:30PM
> they will need to swear that they purchased the tuna
I swear to cod, I purchased that tuna.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:30PM
"Federal law requires 5 ounce cans to contain between 2.84-ounces and 3.23-ounces of tuna"
Why aren't they required to contain 5 ounces of tuna?
(Score: 2) by CRCulver on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:37PM
(Score: 3, Insightful) by sjames on Saturday August 29 2015, @05:21PM
So the can should be large enough to hold the full 5 oz of tuna, some amount of brine, and provide the needed gap.
Or they should sell it as 3 oz of tuna.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Joe Desertrat on Saturday August 29 2015, @05:48PM
So the can should be large enough to hold the full 5 oz of tuna, some amount of brine, and provide the needed gap.
Then they could sell it as an 8 oz can!
(Score: 4, Funny) by mhajicek on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:52PM
Just add a little mercury to make up the difference.
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:55PM
Because water. Unless it's freeze dried, all the food you buy contains water. Your ground beef, your canned or frozen vegetables, your fruits - everything. A five ounce can contains five ounces of something, you can probably bet on that safely. The question is, how many ounces of the contents is just water? Gubbermint figured that out long ago, and mandated that the cans must contain x amount of tune, leaving only enough room for y amount of water. Starkist apparently tried to squeeze 7 ounces of water into that five ounce can, and accidentally displaced the tuna that was already in the can.
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Saturday August 29 2015, @03:32PM
If you are in the USA (maybe west coast only) go buy: 1. A can of Starkist tuna. 2. A can of Trader Joe's tuna. Open them and you will immediately see what this lawsuit is about.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anne Nonymous on Saturday August 29 2015, @04:56PM
They changed the brand of chicken they sell at my supermarket last year. Now the packages say "may contain up to 12% broth", which means they just inject a little salt water in the chicken to bulk up it's weight, and have themselves a 10% price increase that no-one ever notices.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @05:03PM
I'd love to do this to my paycheck. Just put a line in the employment agreement "May contain up to 12% or more slacking off."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @06:21PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @05:10PM
What the actual fuck. This from ruanway, the vitriolic guy that a large percentage of the userbase thinks is an asshole because he is passionate about calling out bullshit when he sees it (ignoring whether or not it actually exists) and he is being polite on fish fraud. This is 100% out of character. Are you heavily invested in canned fish futures? What gives.
Accidentally my ass. That is what runaway would say in any other situation. He would go on a 500 word rant and inject 200 more per person that tries to refute it. Now it is all "apparently" and "accidentally". Please.
Are you sick? Loved one died? Or simply so goddamned tired of being fed up that it is simply easier to roll over? I am genuinely worried.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @05:27PM
Lol. I bet he's worked in a cannery or other food processing plant at least once.
Hot heads rarely get hot and bothered about stuff they actually understand.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 29 2015, @08:32PM
You ned to do "pacman -Syu sarcasm-font". Or apt-get, or whatever fits your distro.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @03:08PM
it seems like people are trying to make excuses for these lying scum. just put 5oz of tuna and then put in the rest of your BS. I don't care what the freakin' overall weight is. Put that too if you care to. Quit covering for your masters. Start embarrassing the management of these NWO whores in public, or worse depending on the violation.
now you can't even find tuna without gmo soy in it in some stores. They were already adding some chemical(can't remember the name right now) under the guise of keeping it fresh. what it really did was make it pinker and hold water so they could sell more water. could be related to this guy's findings. oh and it would give you ass cancer, but the FDA says that's ok if you can make up some BS justification and there's no natural replacement to serve said BS function.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Saturday August 29 2015, @02:48PM
Back in the late 70s/early 80s California guv Deukmejian won a class action lawsuit against Levi Jeans. I submitted my claim, something like $0.25 per pair of jeans. Never saw a dime. I even check those lists newspapers publish of people who are owed money. Bupkiss.
George, I'm still waiting for my $0.75. Can you look into it for me?
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 2) by Fnord666 on Saturday August 29 2015, @05:55PM
As a claimant you can choose between $25US in cash or vouchers for $50US in starkist products.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Saturday August 29 2015, @06:15PM
Ah yes, Mr. Snotnose we have finally found you. We have been holding your $000.75 refund for you in the National Banker's Bank of Banking. After factoring in the modest holding fee we owe you exactly -$003.19$. We would prefer it if you could pay us in person.
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