Chinese Dog Treat Cases Kicked to Pennsylvania
(CN) - A federal judge agreed to let one court handle several new class actions concerning dogs poisoned by Chinese chicken jerky treats sold by Del Monte subsidiary Milo's Kitchen.
Maxine Ruff, of North Carolina, and Mary Emily Funke, of California, had each filed separate federal class actions against Del Monte and Milo's Kitchen in October 2012 after their dogs became sick and died from eating chicken jerky treats.
The complaints in the Northern District of California accused Del Monte and Milo's of misrepresenting the treats as wholesome and nutritious when they knew that the products were actually contaminated.
Ruff seeks to represent those who bought the treats for their own or personal, household, or family use, rather than for resale or distribution, as well as two proposed sub-classes. Funke seeks to represent those who bought the treats from 2007 to the present, as well as four sub-classes.
Del Monte is one of a dozen manufacturers that participated in a $24 million settlement in 2011 over wet pet food that had allegedly been contaminated with melamine and cyanuric acid.
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