In re ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Wesson Oil Settlement
Case No. 2:11-cv-05379-CJC-AGR, MDL No. 2291

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NEW SETTLEMENT

If you resided in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, or Texas and purchased WESSON OIL PRODUCTS in that state, you may be eligible to receive a payment from a $3 million class action settlement.

  • A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (In re ConAgra Foods, Inc, C.D. Cal., Case No. CV 11-05379-CJC (AGRx), MDL No. 2291). This new Settlement replaces the previous settlement that was appealed and reversed by the Ninth Circuit.
  • The lawsuit alleges that Defendant Conagra violated certain laws in the marketing, advertising, and sale of Wesson brand cooking oils, including Wesson Vegetable Oil, Wesson Canola Oil, Wesson Corn Oil, and Wesson Best Blend (“Wesson Oil Products”), made from Genetically Modified Ingredients (“GMOs”) as “Natural.” Conagra denies any and all wrongdoing of any kind whatsoever and has asserted various defenses that it believes are meritorious.
  • If you resided in any of these eleven States and purchased Wesson Oil Products for your own personal, non-commercial use in that state during the applicable Class Period, you may be eligible to participate in the Settlement, which has been approved:

 

STATE CLASS PERIOD
 California  June 28, 2007 through July 1, 2017
 Colorado  January 12, 2009 through July 1, 2017
 Florida  January 12, 2008 through July 1, 2017
 Illinois  January 12, 2007 through July 1, 2017
 Indiana  January 12, 2006 through July 1, 2017
 Nebraska  January 12, 2008 through July 1, 2017
 New York  January 12, 2008 through July 1, 2017
 Ohio  January 12, 2010 through July 1, 2017
 Oregon  January 12, 2006 through July 1, 2017
 South Dakota  January 12, 2006 through July 1, 2017
 Texas  January 12, 2010 through July 1, 2017

 

  • If you did not reside in any of these eleven States or did not purchase Wesson Oil Products in these states during the applicable Class Period, you are not a Class Member and are not affected by this Action or this Settlement.
     
  • The Settlement will provide payments to those who qualify. Class Members must have submitted a timely and valid Claim Form to be eligible for a payment from the Settlement.

Class Member Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement

 

  • These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice. The deadlines may be moved, canceled, or otherwise modified, so please check this website regularly for updates and further details.
  • The Court approved the Settlement on September 18, 2023.  Payments will be made to Settlement Class Members who filed timely and valid claims, after the Effective Date. Please be patient.

 

ACTION EXPLANATION DUE DATE
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM
(If you filed a claim in the previous settlement, you do not need to file another)
  • Get a payment from the Settlement, see FAQ 10
  • Give up rights to ever sue the Defendant about the legal claims in this case
 May 22, 2023 (Passed)
EXCLUDE YOURSELF
  • Remove yourself from the Class
  • Get no payment from the Settlement
  • Keep your right to be a part of another lawsuit against the Defendant about the legal claims in this case, see FAQ 13
 March 22, 2023 (Passed)
OBJECT
  • Tell the Court why you do not like the Settlement, see FAQ 18
 March 22, 2023 (Passed)
ATTEND A HEARING
  • You or your attorney may ask the Court for permission to speak at the Fairness Hearing about why you do or do not support the proposed Settlement or any of its provisions. The Fairness Hearing is on April 17, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., Pacific, see FAQ 22
 April 17, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., Pacific (Passed)
DO NOTHING
  • If you filed a claim under the prior Settlement and do nothing, you will get a payment under the new Settlement.
  • If you did not file a claim under the prior Settlement and do nothing, you will not get a payment from the new Settlement.
  • Unless you exclude yourself, you won’t be able to start a lawsuit, continue with a lawsuit, or be part of any other lawsuit against the Defendant about the legal issues in this case, ever again, see FAQ 23
  

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