Tyson Direct Purchaser Beef Settlement: Who Can Claim

Who may be included in the Tyson settlement?

• You must have directly bought qualifying Beef for use or delivery in the United States between January 1, 2015, and February 29, 2020.
• The purchase may have been from Cargill, JBS, National Beef, Tyson, or their subsidiaries or affiliates. Even though this settlement is with Tyson, purchases from any of those defendants can count.
• The Beef must be fresh or frozen boxed or case-ready Beef from chuck, loin, rib, or round primals. Products marketed as organic, grass-fed, kosher, halal, certified humane, Wagyu, or American-Style Kobe Beef do not qualify. Neither do cooked, marinated, seasoned, flavored, or breaded products.
• Government entities, defendants and certain related people or entities, court personnel, jurors, and people who properly exclude themselves are not included.

Do I need to file a claim?

• No new Claim Form is needed if you already submitted a claim in the earlier JBS settlement or have already submitted one for the Tyson settlement.
• If you never submitted one of those claims, submit a Claim Form online by November 30, 2026, or mail it by that date.
• Someone who did not file a claim by the deadline will not receive a payment, even though they remain bound by the settlement unless they opt out.

How will payment amounts be calculated?

• A payment is not a fixed amount. The remaining fund will be divided proportionally based on each approved claimant’s qualifying Beef purchases compared with all approved claims.
• Before payments, the fund may pay notice and administration expenses, Court-approved attorneys’ fees and litigation costs, service awards, and future litigation costs.
• The Claims Administrator will calculate each qualifying claimant’s amount, if any.

What if the purchase amount shown for me is wrong or incomplete?

• If you received a pre-populated Claim Form, you can use its Unique ID Number to review the purchase amounts online.
• You may accept those amounts. If you disagree, submit a Purchase Audit Request Form and supporting records by November 30, 2026.
• The notice requires actual documentation for the entire amount of any revised or supplemental purchases. Those revised amounts will be reviewed.

Why might my recognized purchase amount differ from the JBS settlement?

• The Tyson settlement excludes further-processed products such as ground beef and drop byproducts such as offal.
• As a result, the purchase amount shown for the Tyson settlement may be lower or otherwise different from the amount recognized in the JBS settlement.
• The notice says that people who supplied extra documents for the JBS claim may need to submit them again, but it does not say which people must do so.

When will payments be sent?

• No payment date is set. The Court must approve the settlement and distribution plan, any appeals must be resolved, and claims and claim disputes must be processed first.
• The notice says this process can take time and does not promise a payment date.

How do I leave the Tyson settlement?

• You must send a written exclusion request by mail or email so that it is postmarked or received by October 23, 2026.
• The request must identify you and the purchasing business, give an address, say that you want to be excluded from the Tyson settlement, and include a signature.
• If you exclude yourself, you will not receive a payment from this settlement. A person who opted out of the earlier JBS settlement must opt out again to leave this Tyson settlement.

Can I object to the settlement or speak at the hearing?

• You can object only if you are in the settlement and have not excluded yourself.
• Send a signed written objection explaining your reasons to the Claims Administrator, Co-Lead Counsel, and Tyson’s counsel. It must be postmarked by October 23, 2026.
• The Fairness Hearing is scheduled for November 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central in Courtroom 15 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis. The Court may move the hearing.