AG James Hatches Settlement for Egg Price Gouging PUBLISHED 12:24 PM ET Apr. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:24 PM EDT Apr. 01, 2021 SHARE A settlement reached with an Ohio-based agriculture firm will lead to the distribution of 1.2 million eggs to hungry New Yorkers, Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced. The settlement is meant to resolve a price-gouging lawsuit first launched last August against Hillandale Farms Corp., James's office said, over illegally increasing the price of eggs last year. Under the term reached with state and company officials, the firm will donate 100,000 cartons of eggs to food banks in the state. The food banks in turn will distribute the eggs to food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters.