KANSAS
CITY, Mo., June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A
Missouri court has certified a
proposed class action that includes Missouri citizens who purchased Taste of the
Wild Grain-Free Dog Food in Missouri at any time from August 27, 2015, to June
21, 2024. Find detailed information on the certified class
and options in this lawsuit at
www.MissouriDogFoodClassAction.com.
What is this lawsuit about? The lawsuit claims that
Defendant falsely and deceptively marketed its Taste of the Wild
brand grain-free dog food, in different varieties, to the general
public.
The lawsuit alleges that Defendant has represented
to consumers that its Grain-Free Dog Food is uniquely high-quality,
safe, and healthy when, in fact, the Grain-Free Dog Food is
associated with increased risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy
and related heart issues. DCM is a potentially fatal condition in
which the heart loses its ability to effectively and efficiently
pump blood because the left ventricle is enlarged and weakened.
The lawsuit claims that these representations violate the
Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.
The Defendant in this class action is Schell & Kampeter,
Inc., doing business as Diamond Pet Foods and/or Taste of the
Wild. Defendant denies the allegations and denies that its
product labeling is misleading to Missouri consumers. The Court has not
decided whether Defendant did anything wrong.
Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit
Do Nothing. Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up
certain rights. By doing nothing, you keep the possibility of
getting money or benefits that may come from a trial or a
settlement. But you give up any rights to sue Defendant separately
about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.
Ask To Be Excluded. Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits
from it. Keep rights. If you ask to be excluded and money
or benefits are later awarded, you won't share in those. But you
keep any rights to sue Defendant separately about the same legal
claims in this lawsuit.
To ask to be excluded, you must send an "Exclusion Request" by
August 31, 2024 in the form of a
letter sent by mail, stating that you want to be excluded from
Mary Harmon et al. v. Schell
& Kampeter, Inc. Be sure to include your name and address,
and sign the letter and send it to:
Taste of the Wild Dog Food Class Action
P.O. Box 2170
Portland, OR 97208-2170
An exclusion form can be found at the website
www.MissouriDogFoodClassAction.com.
How and when will the Court decide who is right? The
trial in this case is currently scheduled to begin on
March 31, 2025.
Are there more details available? Visit the website
www.MissouriDogFoodClassAction.com where you will find additional
detailed information on whether you are in the certified class and
if so what your legal rights and options are in this lawsuit.
You can also reach out to class counsel with any questions by
contacting:
- Chris Shank, Shank &
Heinemann LLC,
- Email: chris@shanklawfirm.com
- Phone Number: 816-482-0562
- Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
-
- Email: modogfoodclassaction@stuevesiegel.com
- Phone Number: 1-866-714-0877
URL: www.MissouriDogFoodClassAction.com
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SOURCE Circuit Court of Jackson
County, Missouri