Case Study: Pigford V. Glickman

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Filed by Mr. Timothy Pigford in 1997, Pigford v. Glickman was a class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging racial discrimination in the form of farm loans and assistance during the years between 1981 and 1996; settling on April 14, 1999. A reported $1 Billion was has either been paid or credited to more than 13,000 farmers. After the settlement funds were disbursed to the 13,000 African-American Farmers that filed a claim, another 70,000 farmers complained that they had either never heard of the settlement or filed a claim late.

The USDA reopened a period of time to allow ANYONE who felt that they were discriminated against by the USDA to properly file a claim. This procedure allowed many legitimate

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