Crumbles Settlement

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

SETTLEMENT UPDATE

January 22, 2025, Settlement Update

The Final Approval Order was entered on October 25, 2024, and the Daily Harvest Settlement became effective on December 5, 2024. At this time, you are no longer able to submit a Claim Form using the Settlement Website “Filing A Claim Form” tab. If you are not sure whether you have filed a Claim Form, please reach out to the Settlement Office at settlement@crumblessettlement.com or call us at (877) 229-1937. Please note, if you already have an attorney representing you in this case, please contact them regarding that status of your claim filing. The bulk of our claims processing will now take place with the Settlement being effective. The initial claims grading period has begun and we expect to be completed with out initial claims grading period by the end of the First Quarter of 2025 or the beginning of the Second Quarter of 2025

During the claims processing, we will be reaching out to Claimants to cure any claim form deficiencies.

After the initial claims grading period,  Category 1, 2, 3, and 4, determination letters will be sent out notifying Claimants which base Category they are in. Included in the category determination letter will be your right to cure any remaining deficiencies and submit additional documentation to support an upward adjustment in your category determination.

After the base category determination letters are sent, the Category 5 special enhancement review will take place for those Claimants who requested a Category 5 (extraordinary damages) award. First, we will have a preliminary score for all Category 5 Claimants on a scale such as 1 to 10, which we will provide to you for review. Accompanying the score will be a comparison of your Category 5 score and all other Category 5 Claimants scores, and if you are not satisfied with your Category 5 score, you can request an in-person Zoom, or a phone call, to discuss your score with the Settlement Administrator. After this Zoom and/or telephone claim review, we will then issue our final Category 5 scores.

After the Category 5 special enhancement review is completed, award amount determination letters will be sent out to all Claimants notifying Claimants of their final Category determination and award amount. Included in the determination letter will be your right to appeal the Settlement Administrator’s determination within 20 days of receipt. If an appeal is filed, the Settlement Administrator will provide his appeal determination within 20 days of the appeal filing. If a Claimant disagrees with the Settlement Administrator’s determination, the Court’s Final Approval Order allows 14 days from the date of the Settlement Administrator’s appeal determination to file a written appeal with the Court. You can submit an appeal to the Court with us, and we will submit your appeal to the Court for you.

We expect all claims to be processed, including any appeals, by the end of the Second Quarter of 2025. After claims have been processed, Category 1A and 1B Claims will be paid, and all Claimants not in Category 1A and 1B must go through the lien resolution process. Payment processing cannot be completed until a Claimant’s lien(s) have been resolved. Because lien resolution is a negotiation process, timing of payments will depend on insurer response time.

ATTENTION ALL PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO PURCHASED, RECEIVED, OR CONSUMED DAILY HARVEST FRENCH LENTIL + LEEK CRUMBLES IN 2022

A proposed class action settlement has been reached to resolve a lawsuit against Daily Harvest, Inc. and Second Bite Foods, Inc. d/b/a “Stone Gate Foods” (the “Settling Defendants”) pertaining to personal injuries experienced by people who consumed Daily Harvest French Lentil + Leek Crumbles (“Crumbles”), which included the ingredient tara flour, at any time in the year 2022.

This page of the Settlement Website provides a summary of the notice as well as an outline of your rights and options under the Settlement; however, it is not all inclusive. The link below will take you directly to the detailed Class Notice of the terms of the Settlement. This notice may affect your rights.  Please read it carefully.

Likewise, the Class Notice as well as other important pleadings and information about the Lawsuit and the proposed Settlement can be accessed on the Pleadings and Important Documents tab.  Additionally, you can see answers to frequently asked questions on the FAQs tab.

The Court has defined the Settlement Class for this proposed settlement as follows:

All persons in the United States (including its territories) who purchased, received, or consumed French Lentil + Leek Crumbles and directly suffered personal injuries caused by consumption of the Crumbles, and all persons in the United States (including its territories) who suffered consequential monetary damages arising from or related to another person’s personal injuries arising from consumption of the Crumbles.

To settle the case, Settling Defendants have agreed to pay $22,999,000 to settle claims submitted by members of the Class, as well as for expenses necessary to administer the settlement. This amount may be reduced depending upon the number of people who opt out of the settlement, as explained further below.

YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

Below is a summary of your rights and options in the proposed Settlement, but for the precise terms and conditions of the Settlement, please see the Settlement Agreement and other related documents located in the Pleadings and Important Documents tab.  Your options discussed further below are: A. Submit a Claim Form; B. Exclude Yourself from the Class; C. Object to the Settlement; D. Go to a Hearing on October 15, 2024; and/or E. Do Nothing.

A. SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM

Class Members will be eligible to file a claim for personal injury damages and/or consequential monetary damages related to another person’s personal injuries arising from consumption of the Crumbles.   This is the only way to get a cash payment, if you qualify.  THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM, INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND SIGNATURES, IS SEPTEMBER 2, 2024.

The Claim Form, more information regarding how to file a Claim Form, as well as information regarding how the Settlement Administrator will grade claims, can be located in the Filing a Claim Form tab of this Website.

If you want to keep the right to assert claims about the issues in this case against the Settling Defendants, then you must take steps to get out of the Settlement.  This is called excluding yourself, or Opting-Out, of the Settlement Class.   If you Opt-Out, you will not get any benefits under this settlement. 

THE DEADLINE TO OPT-OUT OF THE SETTLEMENT IS JULY 24, 2024.

If you want to Opt-Out of the Settlement Class, you must submit your Request for Exclusion by either (1) submitting an exclusion form on this Website at the link below which requires a valid email address, or (2) submitting by mail a written Request for Exclusion. To submit a written Request for Exclusion by mail, you can click HERE to print the Opt-Out Form to complete and sign for mailing. If you Opt-Out of the Settlement Class, you will not be allowed to object to this Settlement or submit a Claim Form. The Request for Exclusion must be personally completed and submitted by the Class Member or his attorney.  One person may not opt someone else out, and so-called “mass” or “class” opt-outs shall not be permitted or recognized.  If you validly Opt-Out of the Settlement Class, but later decide you would like to participate in the Settlement, you may still participate in the Settlement by filing a Claim Form and withdrawing your opt-out election before October 15, 2024, the date of the Final Approval Hearing.

If you wish to Opt-Out, you must complete and submit an exclusion form no later than July 24, 2024 (35 days after this Notice), sent by mail (postmarked no later than July 24, 2024) to Daily Harvest “Crumbles” Settlement, P.O. Box 361930, Hoover, AL 35236-1930.

C. OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT

If you want to tell the Court about why you don’t like the Settlement, you can send a written objection to the Court and to the Settlement Administrator showing the basis for your objection.  If you exclude yourself from the Settlement, you cannot also object to it.

To be effective, an Objection must be in writing and include:

1. a reference to this case name, number, and court, Breeanne Buckley Peni, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Daily Harvest, Inc. and Stone Gate Foods, Case No. 1:22-cv-05443-DLC (S.D.N.Y);
2. your name, address, telephone number, and, if available, email address, and, if you are represented by counsel, your counsel’s name, address, telephone number, and email;
3. a written statement of all grounds for the Objection, accompanied by any legal support for such Objection;
4. a statement of whether you intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either with or without counsel;
5. a statement of facts that establish your membership in the Class, including all information required by the Claim Form;
6. a detailed list of all other objections submitted by you, or your counsel, to any class action settlement in any court in the United States in the previous five (5) years; and
7. your signature, even if the objection is submitted through counsel, and if you are represented by counsel, the signature of your attorney.

If you or your counsel have not objected to any other class action settlement in any court in the United States in the previous five (5) years, you must affirmatively state that fact in the written materials provided in connection with the Objection to this Settlement. This information is material to the Court’s consideration of your Objection; failure to include this information and documentation shall be grounds for striking and/or overruling the Objection, even if the Objection is otherwise timely submitted to the Settlement Administrator. You must send copies of all documents you file with the Court to the Clerk of Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007.

ANY OBJECTION MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE THE OBJECTION DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2024, and sent to the Clerk of Court at United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007 and to the Settlement Administrator at P.O. Box 361930, Hoover, AL 35236.

The Objection Deadline may be extended without further direct notice to you.  Any extended deadlines will be posted on this Settlement Website. Please continue to check this Settlement Website for updates.

More information regarding how to Object to the Settlement can be found in the Settlement Agreement, Notice and Preliminary Approval documents in the Pleadings and Important Documents tab of this Website.

D. GO TO A HEARING ON OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Court will hold a hearing on October 15, 2024, to determine whether to approve the Settlement. The hearing will be held in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, before the Honorable Denise Cote, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007, at 3:00 PM EST, in Courtroom 18B, or such other judge assigned by the Court.

The hearing is open to the public. This hearing date may change without further notice to you. Consult this Settlement Website case available through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (“PACER”) (http://pacer.gov), for updated information on the hearing date and time.

If you timely submit a written objection, you may ask to speak in Court about the Settlement.

If you want to speak to the Court regarding an objection to the Settlement at the Final Approval Hearing, you must submit that objection in writing, including your intention to appear, by the Objection Deadline, which is September 2, 2024, unless extended, to the Clerk of Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007, postmarked or filed via the Court’s electronic filing system (ECF).

If you fail to comply with these requirements or fail to submit your Objection and statement of intention to appear by the deadline September 2, 2024, unless extended, you may be deemed to have waived all objections and may not be entitled to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on October 15, 2024.

You do not need to appear at the Final Approval Hearing to have your objections considered or take any other action to indicate your approval of the Settlement Agreement.

E. DO NOTHING

If you choose to do nothing, you will get no benefits under this Settlement, as well as give up any rights to be a part of any other lawsuit against the Settling Defendants about the legal claims in this case.