Trader Joe’s has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle allegations that it underfills its five-ounce tuna cans. In re Trader Joe’s Tuna Litig., No. 16-1371 (C.D. Cal., motion filed September 14, 2018). Under the agreement, class members will receive $29, which will be diluted pro rata if the total amount of claims exceeds the available funds. According to the motion for preliminary approval, the plaintiffs’ investigation included “commissioning pressed weight testing of Trader Joe’s Tuna and reviewing numerous pressed weight test reports in cooperation with qualified experts from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.”

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