listerioris suit march 6/09 w.r.h.
The children of an 89-year-old Madoc woman who died in the nationwide listeriosis outbreak say a lawsuit against Maple Leaf Foods is more about food safety than money.
Karen Clark and her brother Timothy were in a Toronto court yesterday where a settlement in a 25-million-dollar class-action suit was before a judge for approval.
An affidavit filed with the court says Frances Clark, who died on August 25th, ate tainted Maple Leaf products as she recovered at the Belleville Hospital after a fall, and she consumed Maple Leaf products again at Stirling Manor…
Several lawsuits have been filed across the country accusing Maple Leaf of negligence. The listeriosis outbreak that killed at least 20 people last summer was linked to one of Maple Leaf’s Toronto plants, triggering the largest meat recall in Canadian history.
