Pets Are Family Too

It’s official, Menu Foods settlement for their contaminated pet food of the largest pet food recall in 2007, is almost final! The  United Sates District Court of New Jersey, has issued a final approval for Menu Foods settlement agreement plans for United States pet owners whose pets were killed or sickened from Menu Foods’ poisonous pet food. In order for the settlement agreement to be completed, Canadian Courts have to also sign off on the plan since Menu Foods is a Canadian Company, and pet owners in Canada were also affected by the tainted pet food. The Menu Foods pet food recall case spanned both countries requiring the settlement plan to approved in both The United States and Canada. The scheduled hearing date for the Canadian Courts is November 3, 2008. If there aren’t any objections or appeals to the motion for final approval in the Canadian Courts, then processing of the settlement claims can begin shortly after, and the money payouts begin.

The Menu Foods pet food recall settlement is a result of hundreds of pets being sickened or killed in 2007 due to their contaminated pet food sold in stores in the U.S. The Ontario, Canada company is one of the largest pet food manufacturers with some of the most notable brands that we buy for our pets. A brief list of the recalled pet food is here.

As a recap here are some particulars of the Menu Foods Settlement Agreement;

The Settlement Agreement would resolve more than 100 class action lawsuits filed in U.S. and Canadian courts relating to the recall of pet food and would be binding on all members of the Settlement Class, except for those individuals who have validly opted out of the settlement.

As previously disclosed, the Settlement Agreement creates a Settlement Fund of US$24 million that will allow a potential recovery of up to 100% of all economic damages incurred by pet owners, subject to certain limitations. The Settlement Fund, administered by a neutral claims administrator, will be available to persons in the United States and Canada who purchased or obtained, or whose pets used or consumed, recalled pet food.

If you think that you may have a claim against Menu Foods,
there are certain limitations and requirements in order to be fully compensated by the Settlement Fund. Menu Foods is requesting that if you fall under the qualification as a claimant, do not contact them directly, but use the information below to contact the Claims Administrator.

In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation
Claims Administrator
c/o Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP
P.O. Box 890
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0890
1-800-392-7785
www.petfoodsettlement.com

Check back with us as we check up on the motion hearing in the Canadian Courts of November 3, 2008! For more information on the pet food recall path, click on the related articles below. Hopefully, soon, some pet owners can receive compensation for the loss of their pet family members, as well others who can receive a little help on those vet bills whose pet family member was harmed by the poisonous pet food recalled in 2007.
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