MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --If you purchased Truvia® Natural Sweetener products, you could receive compensation from a class action settlement.
A settlement has been reached in class action lawsuits against Cargill, Incorporated ("Cargill"), the manufacturer of Truvia Natural Sweetener. The lawsuits claim that Cargill mislabeled its Truvia Natural Sweetener products by describing the products and their ingredients as "natural." Cargill denies the allegations in the suits, asserts it has not violated any laws, and believes that it has accurately described the products and their ingredients as natural. To avoid further litigation, the Parties have reached a class action settlement, which was preliminarily approved by the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii on July 24, 2014.
Under the terms of the settlement, you may be entitled to compensation if you purchased Truvia Natural Sweetener in the U.S. from July 1, 2008, through July 24, 2014, for individual or household use. Excluded from the Class are Cargill and its board members, officers, and attorneys; governmental entities; the Court presiding over the settlement; and those persons who timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class.
What Does The Settlement Provide? Settlement Class Members may submit a properly completed Claim Form and be eligible to receive a cash refund of up to $45 or Vouchers valued at up to $90 that can be exchanged for certain Truvia Natural Sweetener products. Cargill has also agreed to make certain changes to Truvia Natural Sweetener product labels and to modify the www.Truvia.com website to further describe how the products and their ingredients are manufactured.
How Do You Submit A Claim? To qualify for payment, you must submit a Claim Form by December 5, 2014. Claim Forms can be obtained from and returned by mail to Truvia Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 3614, Minneapolis, MN 55403-0614, or can be obtained and submitted online at www.TruviaSweetenerLawsuit.com. Claim Forms can also be obtained by calling 1-888-512-0492.
What Are Your Other Options? If you don't want to be legally bound by the settlement, you must exclude yourself ("opt-out") by September 26, 2014. The detailed notice available at www.TruviaSweetenerLawsuit.com or by calling 1-888-512-0492 explains how to exclude yourself from the settlement. If you exclude yourself, you will not get any settlement payment and you cannot object to the settlement. You also will not be bound by the settlement and may be able to sue (or continue to sue) Cargill regarding the claims in this lawsuit.
If you're a Class Member, you may object to any part of the settlement you don't like, and the Court will consider your views. Your objection must be timely, in writing and must provide evidence of your membership in the Class. Procedures for submitting objections are set out in the detailed notice available at www.TruviaSweetenerLawsuit.com or by calling 1-888-512-0492.
The Court will hold a Final Fairness Hearing at 9:45 a.m. on October 27, 2014, in Honolulu, Hawaii. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate and whether to approve the Class Representatives' incentive awards up to $2,000 each and attorneys' fees and expenses up to $1,830,000. You may attend the hearing, and you may hire your own lawyer, but you are not required to do either. The Court will consider timely written objections and will listen to people who have made a prior written request to speak at the hearing. After the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the settlement.
What To Do If You Have Questions. This Notice is just a summary. Detailed notice, as well as the Settlement Agreement and other documents filed in these lawsuits, can be found online at www.TruviaSweetenerLawsuit.com. For more information, you may call or write to the Truvia Settlement Administrator at 1-888-512-0492, P.O. Box 3614, Minneapolis, MN 55403-0614 or mail@TruviaSweetenerLawsuit.com.
QUESTIONS? CALL 1-888-512-0492 or VISIT www.TruviaSweetenerLawsuit.com
MEDIA: Jeff Dahl, 952-562-3601
SOURCE DAHL ADMINISTRATION, LLC
