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Maple Leaf settles listeria lawsuits for $27,000,000

By Bill Marler, Esq.

pimg width="104" vspace="5" hspace="5" height="99" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.marlerblog.com/uploads/image/images(37).jpg" /According to the a href="http://www.thestar.com/business/article/555873"Toronto Star/a, Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to pay as much as $27 million to victims of last summer's listeria outbreak. The funds will be divided based on the severity of the illness. Here is what is problematic:nbsp; Class actions were filed across the country and involved as many as 10 law firms. About 5,000 victims nationwide filled out an online questionnaire. At that rate, if divided equally, people would receive only $5,400 each. Remember, more than 20 people died./p pSeems like $27 million is really just part of the this weeks Maple Leaf Foods weeklong media blitz - beginning with a tour of the newly renovated Bartor Rd. plant. CEO and President Michael McCain has been appearing on nationwide commercials, promoting the company's commitment to food safety./pimg src="http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/MarlerBlog/~4/489058906" height="1" width="1"/

Full post as published by Marler Blog on December 18, 2008 (boomark / email).