How much Damages were Paid by Chinese Pet Food companies?
According to court papers just filed in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey on Thursday, several companies have agreed to pay a combined $24 million to pet owners to resolve a variety of lawsuits over contaminated pet food linked to the illness and death of animals. The settlement involves Canada-based Menu Foods Income Fund and other pet food manufacturers and suppliers and is pending court approval. This settlement is separate from the $8 million already paid to pet owners by some of the companies or their insurers. Consumers in the U.S. and Canada filed over 100 lawsuits against multiple pet food makers after a massive recall of tainted pet food and treats last year. An agreement in principle to settle the case was announced in April; lawyers for the plaintiffs and defendants said in the new court papers that a settlement had now been reached. The issue with contaminated and tainted foot hit monumental proportions when tainted additives exported from China contaminated pet food in
