There are certain kitchen staples that many people tend to buy and use without giving them much thought—including some types of cooking oils. Sure, we may pay more attention to olive oil, and whether it’s virgin or extra-virgin, or where it came from, but when it comes to vegetable and canola oils, that’s not necessarily the case.
One notable exception to that is the group of customers who filed a class-action lawsuit back in 2011 claiming that Wesson Oil engaged in false advertising. More than a decade later, ConAgra Foods—which owned Wesson Oil when the legal proceedings began—agreed to a $3 million settlement. Here’s how to find out whether you’re entitled to part of it, and if so, how to claim your money.
There’s been a lot of legal back-and-forth since the lawsuit was filed in 2011, so here’s the short version:
For roughly a decade (from 2006 to 2017, though potentially even longer), the label on various Wesson Oil products indicated that they were “100% natural.” However, the complaint filed against ConAgra claimed that genetically modified corn and soy were ingredients in several of their products, and therefore, the labels stating that the oils were “100% natural” amounted to false advertising.
The customers behind the lawsuit claim that they were “induced to pay more for Wesson Oils due to that false and deceptive claim,” per the complaint. Meanwhile, ConAgra—which sold Wesson Oil to Richardson International...
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