Judge approves $15M Seresto flea collar settlement

Seresto settlement overview: 

• Who: An Illinois federal judge granted final approval to a $15 million settlement agreed to by Bayer and Elanco Animal Health to end claims involving Seresto flea and tick collars.
• Why: Consumers argued Bayer and Elanco failed to warn them about the adverse side effects associated with the Seresto flea and tick collars. 
• Where: The flea collar settlement was reached in Illinois federal court. 

A federal judge in Illinois has signed off on a $15 million settlement agreement to end claims revolving around an alleged failure to warn of adverse side effects associated with Seresto flea and tick collars. 

More than 20 separate class action lawsuits have been filed against Bayer and others since March 2021 by plaintiffs claiming Seresto flea and tick collars caused side effects including anorexia, lethargy, vomiting, behavioral problems and death. 

Plaintiffs involved in the flea collar settlement further argued Seresto flea and tick collars were misrepresented as being effective for eight months, in spite of the alleged adverse health risks associated with the products. 

Bayer sold more than $300 million worth of Seresto flea and tick collars in 2019 prior to selling the brand to Elanco the following year, reports Law360. 

Bayer, Elanco not admitting to wrongdoing by agreeing to Seresto settlement

Bayer and Elanco admit to no wrongdoing in the Seresto settlement, which calls for class members to receive $13 for each flea and tick collar they purchased. 

Class members whose pets were injured by the Seresto flea and tick collars are also eligible to receive a $25 payment for economic losses, while claimants whose pets died in connection with the collars can receive a $300 payment along with additional reimbursement. 

In other Bayer-related news, the company filed a $12 million lawsuit against its former chemical supplier Aeropres Corporation in July 2023 over claims the supplier was liable for damages the company incurred after it was forced to recall a pair of antifungal sprays in 2021. 

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The plaintiffs are represented by Michael R. Reese of Reese LLP, Rachel Soffin of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC and Michael A. Williams of Williams Dirks Dameron LLC.

The Seresto settlement is In re: Seresto Flea And Tick Collar Marketing, Sales Practices And Products Liability Litigation., Case No. 1:21-cv-04447, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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