Pet Food Plaintiff Seeks Class Settlement Approval

An unopposed motion for preliminary approval of a class-action settlement
has been filed in a federal court in New York to resolve the claims of those
who allegedly purchased Salmonella-contaminated pet food that was subject
to a nationwide recall and purportedly linked to infections in people and
animals. Marciano v. Schell & Kampeter, Inc., No. 12-2708 (E.D.N.Y.,
motion filed January 28, 2014. If approved, the settlement would provide $2
million cash to three subclasses of claimants: those who purchased but never
used the recalled products, those who purchased and used the products
and “sustained economic damages as a result of injury or death to animals
from their consumption of recalled products,“ and those who purchased the
products subject to recall and fully used them “with no resultant ill effects.”
Under the agreement, the defendants would also continue to use improved
quality control procedures for three years.

Issue 511