Thursday, January 29, 2015

Soft White Wheat Settlement over Wheat Litigation

Submit a claim for the Monsanto Soft White Wheat Litigation at SWWSettlement.com and you will receive an amount of 12 cents, 10 cents or 8 cents per bushel.
Monsanto Soft White Wheat Litigation


A settlement has been reached against Monsanto because the company improperly isolates its genetically modified soft white wheat to avoid contamination of the U.S. soft white wheat supply. Due to improperly isolating of GMO, exports of wheat were temporarily halted in 2013 and as a result the farmers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington were financially damaged. If you are eligible, you can get benefited by submitting a claim for the Monsanto Soft White Wheat Litigation.

Who is Eligible?

You are eligible, if you are an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, sharecropper, landowner, or an individual who either shared in the risk of producing a SWW crop or shared in the crop available for selling that was sold or priced for sale between 5/30/2013 and 11/30/2013 from a farm in Idaho, Oregon, or Washington.

If you did not make the initial, first sale of soft wheat white wheat, then you are not eligible to submit the claim form and to get benefits from this settlement.

To make sure completely that you are an eligible Monsanto Settlement Class Member, you may get more information on settlement website or directly in Monsanto Settlement Notice (PDF).
Monsanto denies all liabilities in this GMO Wheat MDL, but has agreed to settle so as to avoid the uncertainty and cost of continued court proceedings and trials. In 2014, the defendants agreed to a 2.375 million class action settlement, $2.125 million of which will be used to establish a Soft White Wheat Settlement Fund.

How to Submit a Claim Form?

If you are eligible, visit the settlement website at SWWSettlement.com. Follow the links and instructions to complete and submit the online claim form with all the required fields and supporting documents.

Note: Keep a copy of this Claim Form and supporting documentation for your records.
Benefits of the Settlement

Each class Member will receive the amount from this settlement will depend on the date the SWW was sold and/or priced for sale.

Tier 1 Claims Price: 12 cents per bushel for each bushel of SWW sold or priced for sale between 5/30/ 2013 and 7/31/2013.

Tier 2 Claims Price: 10 cents per bushel for each bushel of SWW sold or priced for sale between 8/1/2013 and 9/31/2013.

Tier 3 Claims Price: 8 cents per bushel for each bushel of SWW sold or priced for sale between 10/1/2013 and 11/30/2013.

Soft White Wheat Settlement Highlights:

Settlement Website: SWWSettlement.com
Claim Form Deadline: March 31, 2015
Link to Claim Form: SWWSettlement.com

Claims Administrator
SWW Plaintiffs v. Monsanto Company
Heffler Claims Group
P.O. Box 58700
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-8700
1-855-229-7512
info@hefflerclaims.com

Class Counsel
James J. Pizzirusso
HAUSFELD LLP
Kim D. Stephens, P.S.
TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS, PLLC
Erin Green Comite
SCOTT + SCOTT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLP
Thomas V. Bender
WALTERS BENDER STROHBEHN & VAUGHAN, P.C.

Defense Counsel
Bradley Cohn
PATTISHALL MCAULIFFE

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