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Natura Class Action Lawsuit?
Uh, this landed in my inbox this morning.
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Does anyone know anything about this? I don't know how I got this.
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The way it is worded makes it sound bogus to me, and the fact that you got it via email, not mail.
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kathryn I got that same email, I think they probably got our email addys from the "request your coupon for a free bag" deal they had a while ago - that's the only way they would have my info.
It's up on the Truth About Pet Food site as well http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/art...-pet-food.html. They have to advertise the class action suit in a variety of publications to alert consumers to the action. Myka the Menu Foods/RC/Hills etc class action lawsuit from 2007 was also emailed as well as in the papers & mailed out, if they have your email addy they will sent out the info that way too. Although yes, many many scams are perpetrated via email so it's always good to be cautious
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I bought Evo, Healthwise, and California Natural in that time...I was hunting for the best food for my dog then. Why is there a lawsuit? Why are they paying people out? It doesn't seem to say...?
Aha, I following the links: "Ko v. Natura Pet Products, Inc., Case No. 5:09-cv-02619 is a class action lawsuit in which Plaintiffs claim Natura violated California’s Business and Professions Code when advertising their dog and cat food products. It also claims that Natura made false and misleading statements about the human grade quality of its food in its advertisements, promotional materials and labeling. The Defendants deny that they did anything wrong."
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too bad it doesn't include us canucks.... I was feeding that back then....and I could always use $200!
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I wonder if it applies to anyone out of CA.
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How do you prove you bought the food ? I dont save receipts for everything i buy forever.
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I checked out the link--looks like anyone living in the US (not just in California) who's bought one of the products can join in. You don't need proof of purchase, though I'm sure that if you had it you'd qualify for a larger settlement. It looks like they just want you to sign an affidavit that you did purchase the product during the window of time specified.
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Canadians can also submit a claim.
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Is that a different class action suit, scm? This one specifically states:
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Hmmm...which begs the question: Why did growler get an email?
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I think it actually came from an Evo pet club they had on their site at one time.
It's just 1 suit, it does state US but where you enter your info on the claim it has the provinces listed, because Canada is apparently part of the US to some people (I even get asked by tourists at work if the prices are in US $ )
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Well then, there ya go!
We're eligible since we've gone through more than one 33-lb bag of Innova a week for the past 6 years, but I'm not sure if we're even going to bother. The most you can get back is $200, and final payments won't be determined until after they've covered all the legal fees...which means the lawyers will get most of the money, anyway. And, frankly, I don't pay much attention to what they claim in their ads, anyway.
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The amount of the settlement is dependent on how many people file, so a person could get anywhere from $0.01-$200 or I suppose nothing if there are too many claims, with the exception of the lady that originally filed the suit she's getting $20,000. Anyone who joins will not be able to sue Natura for this same issue again.
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Bah, all this legal nonsense. Well, I filed a claim. I'll let you know when I get my money I could use $200 right now, I am beyond broke
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$20,000 because she objected to the wording of an ad. Nice!
I doubt we'll join. At least we don't have to 'un'join because we didn't get any notification...so if we just sit tight, we could sue Natura on our own. *sigh* I'm sure the dogs all were upset to find out it really wasn't something hoomanz would eat... We could sue on the grounds of mental anguish!
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You're still supposed to opt out, if you intend to sue in the future since it will be published in many magazines etc. If not you don't have to do anything. Same rules as the 2007 Toxic food recall lawsuit
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We're not litigious sorts, so we're not likely to sue, anyway.
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People seriously want to sue and do a class action over wording? No pets got sick or injured?
I doubt less half the people buying the food read the labels just like less then half the people read the labels when they buy garbage grocery store food. If the money all winnings would be re-distributed to animal shelters or rescues then I might agree but it seems like a petty way to line some pockets (and not the pockets of consumers). |
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