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Appeals hang up settlement in pet-food recalls
By Gina Spadafori
December 19, 2008
From our friend Edie Lau at the VIN New Service:
A $24-million payout to settle class-action suits stemming from melamine poisoning in pet food last year is hung up by two court appeals, a lawyer for plaintiffs said Wednesday.
“There were several objections to the settlement, and all those objections were denied by the trial court judge,” said Russell Paul, lead co-counsel for the class. “However, two of the objectors have appealed. Those appeals have to be considered.”
Meanwhile, claims administrators have received more than 23,000 claims and counting, said Paul, who works in the firm Berger & Montague PC in Philadelphia.
The settlement covers claims by pet owners and consumers in the United States and Canada. U.S. plaintiffs had to submit their claims by Nov. 24, but Canadian claimants have until Jan. 26 to apply for reimbursement of their economic damages. The settlement was approved in Canadian court in late November, more than six weeks following U.S. approval.
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>>The settlement covers claims by pet owners and consumers in the United States and Canada. U.S. plaintiffs had to submit their claims by Nov. 24,<<
Looks like I missed this. How was I supposed to make a claim, to whom, and what was I supposed to do?
Comment by Robert Forman — December 19, 2008 @ 7:06 pm