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Settlement reached in horse deaths caused by toxic feed made by Lakeland Animal Feed
A Florida equestrian center where 22 horses were poisoned by tainted feed has reached a settlement with Lakeland Animal Nutrition, the company that produced and sold the feed. Although the terms of the settlement with Lakeland Animal Nutrition are confidential, it is reported that all of the owners of the horses will be able to buy new horses and care…
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Consumers may get nothing out of the Nestle Purina dog treat settlement
Following the initial excitement of the proposed settlement in the nationwide class action lawsuit against Nestle Purina in the poisoned pet treats case, consumers started to worry. After doing some basic math, they began to question if consumers would be adequately or fairly compensated for the illness and death of their pets due to the contaminated Waggin’ Train and Canyon…
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Settlement reached in Nestle Purina jerky pet treat class action lawsuit
A nationwide class settlement was reached yesterday between a group of consumers and Waggin’ Train and Nestle Purina PetCare Company. The settlement creates a settlement fund of $6,500,000 and establishes procedures that would permit consumers to submit claims for monetary relief. The agreement also requires Nestle Purina to undertake enhanced quality assurance measures and modify certain language on its packaging.…
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CDC report: Dangerous conditions at Mars Petcare plant, Mars faces lawsuit
The identity of a pet food plant named in a damning report about health hazards inside a Missouri pet food plant has been confirmed: It was a Mars PetCare pet food plant in Joplin, Missouri. The report does not mention the Mars PetCare plant by name, but a Mars spokeswoman confirmed, “The report is based on the National Institute for…
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Kroger Faces Class-Action Suit Over Pet Food Recall
Macuga, Liddle & Dublin filed a class action complaint in federal court against the Kroger Company on behalf of all customers who purchased pet food contaminated with aflatoxin, which posed a serious health risk to pets. The lawsuit facing Kroger stems from a pet food recall involving 10 brands in 19 states nearly two years ago. Following complaints by consumers…
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Milo’s Kitchen hit with second class-action lawsuit over deadly dog treats
Grieving pet parent Lisa Mazur filed a federal class-action lawsuit in Pennsylvania Thursday against food giant Del Monte, and it’s subsidiary Milo’s Kitchen for the chicken jerky dog treats from China that she is convinced caused the tragic death of her dog. Riley Rae, a happy-go-lucky pup and the light of his pet-mom Lisa Mazur’s life says her healthy 7-year-old…
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Milo’s Kitchen and Del Monte hit with class action lawsuit over deadly dog treats
A class action lawsuit was filed California Superior Court on June 22 against food giant Del Monte Corporation and it’s subsidiary Milo’s Kitchen; the class action lawsuit brought against Del Monte for manufacturing, distributing and marketing jerky dog treats that are toxic and resulted in the near fatal illness of Susan Webster’s dog, a King Charles spaniel mix named Carter,…
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Diamond Pet Foods hit with class action suit over Kirkland Salmonella tainted dog food
Diamond Pet Foods Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. were slapped with a class action in New York federal court over recent massive recalls of Kirkland Signature dog food linked to a Salmonella Infantis outbreak that has sickened countless pets and at least 22 people. This is not the first Diamond Pet Food lawsuit filed over the Salmonella Infantis outbreak. A…
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Diamond Pet Food Hit with First Lawsuit, Others Sure to Follow
A lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of a two-month-old baby boy who was hospitalized after contracting a dangerous infection from the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis, the same bacteria responsible for the nationwide recall of over 155 pet food formulas made by Diamond Pet Food.
