Maple Leaf Class Proceeding
September 19, 2008 – After a detailed investigation, ROCHON | GENOVA LLP has today commenced a class action representing all persons in Canada who purchased and/or ingested meat products recalled by Maple Leaf Foods in August 2008. The claim, which was issued in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto alleges that Maple Leaf failed to ensure that its recalled meat products were safe for human consumption and would not cause illness or death. Two of the plaintiffs, Ronald Rose and Heather Dowling, consumed Maple Leaf meat products in August 2008 and became ill.
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