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XL Foods Inc. has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that beef products processed at a facility in Alberta, Canada resulted in a 2012 E. coli recall.
The XL Foods class action lawsuit accuses the company of negligence, specifically in the design and implementation of control, sampling and testing procedures. According to the complaint, XL Foods was also sloppy when it came to managing the product recall.Â
E. coli typically shows symptoms within one to 10 days after exposure. Symptoms may include: severe stomach cramps, watery or bloody diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, headache, and little or no fever. Some people can develop more serious consequences, such as kidney failure, seizures and stroke.
The XL Foods beef class action seeks to reimburse Class Members for a full refund if they purchased the recalled beef and can show documentation to support their claim. All other individuals who consumed the recalled XL beef and cannot show proof of purchase will receive $25 CDN.
UPDATE: On May 9, 2019, Top Class Actions viewers started receivingchecks in the mailfrom the XL Foods E. coli contamination class action settlement, worth as much as $1,700.
Who’s Eligible
XL Foods class action lawsuit settlement Class Members include all individuals in Canada and the U.S. who: purchased recalled XL Beef (for private, non-commercial consumption) and suffered an economic loss; purchased unidentifiable beef (for private, non-commercial consumption) and suffered an economic loss; or consumed recalled XL Beef and suffered a physical illness or injury.
Potential Award
$25 CDN – Full Refund
XL Foods settlement Class Members who submit a proof of purchase will receive a full refund.
Class Members who file a Claim Form without a receipt will receive $25 CDN.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Class Members without a receipt can still file a Claim Form in order to receive $25 CDN. Those individuals who are able to submit supporting documents along with their Claim Form will be able to receive a full refund.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
08/17/2016
Case Name
Matthew Harrison et al. v. XL Foods Inc., Case No. 1203-14727 in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Edmonton
Final Hearing
09/23/2015
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
XL Foods Class Action Global Settlement Administrator
c/o CAC Services Group
1601 Southcross Dr W
Burnsville, MN 55306
800-951-3201
info@cacservicesgroup.com
Class Counsel
SISKINDS LLP
JAMES H. BROWN AND ASSOCIATES
D’ARCY & DEACON LLP
Defense Counsel
Eric A. Dolden
Diana Dorey
DOLDEN WALLACE FOLICK LLP
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61 thoughts onXL Foods E. Coli Contamination Class Action Settlement
Update received from class action lawyers on March 8 2019
Latest – the court has set a further deadline of April 6th for any of the 12 to seek a review by the Court of Queen’s Bench.
The initial decisions were by a Referee appointed by the Court and the Court has given until April 6th for an application for a review by the Court of Queen’s Bench.
Thx
Rick Mallett
James H. Brown & Associates
Barristers & Solicitors
2400 Sun Life Place
10123 99 Street NW
Edmonton AB T5J 3H1
Rhonda,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of Harrison v. XL Foods Inc. As of February 7, 2019, no applications to either adopt or vary the recommendations of the court referee were filed. The referee’s recommendations will be presented to the court for orders to adopt these recommendations. Estimated date for release of settlement checks is April 2019.
Thank you for your patience as we continue to work though process.
Best regards,
Jean Speerstra
CAC Services Group
6420 Flying Cloud Dr
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(888) 299-3672
(888) 495-9746 (Fax)
Thank you Rhonda !
Update:
January 15, 2019 – The court appointed referee has now issued decisions on the 12 appeals that were filed. The deadline for a party seeking a review of an appeal decision is February 7, 2019. If no review applications are filed, the Claims Administrator will issue cheques thereafter.
I also inquired with this lawyer as to why the settlement page is not available and shows error message when you try to link to it to get an update.
He was thinking it was a glitch but I still am not able to get onto class action page
Here is an update I received today from one of the lawyers I have been regularly contacting on this case and this is the update as of January 10th 2018
Hi,
The 12 appeal decisions are being issued this week. There is a 30 day appeal period – if there are no appeals, the claims administrator will be in a position to issue cheques after the 30 day period.
The website was up and running yesterday – it is probably just a technical glitch.
Rick Mallett
James H. Brown & Associates
Barristers & Solicitors
2400 Sun Life Place
10123 99 Street NW
Edmonton AB T5J 3H1
Any updates? This has been a long time and cant even get a response from anyone thanks
Here is an update from a lawyer involved as per his website.
https://www.jameshbrown.com/xl-foods.html
“IMPORTANT NOTICE: October 25, 2018 – The Court is working on the appeal decisions. There is no updated timeline for when the decisions will be issued. Thank you for your patience. “
Any new updates on this case?
When will check’s be mailed out it settled all most two year’s ago nooo update on the case
My spouse was severely affected by this. The pain he went through and the amount he was bleeding, we thought he was dying. He was hospitalized and initially misdiagnosed with a life altering disease until the test results came back that he had eColi. It was extremely terrifying for us and the pain he was in was unbearable. Three years later he had polyps removed from his colon which the doctor could not discount from being related to this. He had to change what he eats as to this day there are still foods he can no longer digest well.
It’s frustrating that so many appeals have delayed this process. I hope people realize what others went through and if anyone deserves compensation for this the people that became very ill should remain the priority.
I got an email today saying I was involved in an appeal of this settlement….it shows my name as one of the people that appealed in this settlement….I have never appealed anything…..I wouldn’t even know how to appeal something.