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Post subject: 2008-02-16 Tainted pet-food lawsuits still in mediation  Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:43 pm |
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Tainted pet-food lawsuits still in mediation
By DONNA WEAVER Staff Writer, 609-978-2015
Published: Saturday, February 16, 2008
NORTHFIELD - A lawsuit filed last year on behalf of area pet owners affected by the massive 2007 pet food recall is at a standstill.
Attorney Keith Smith said he attended a management conference Thursday, but the court continues to delay the litigation pending the parties' attempts to settle.
There have been at least 10 mediation sessions between lead counsel for the plaintiffs and the lead counsel for the various defendants with the assistance of professional mediator Eric Green, according to Smith.
No counsel can describe the proposed terms of the settlement or the issues not presently decided because there is a strict confidentiality order in place, Smith said.
"The most I would suggest could be released is that the counsel for the parties are mediating the class claims and have participated in the mediation sessions and worked hard toward reaching a settlement agreement," Smith said.
Smith filed the lawsuit in May with the state Superior Court in Atlantic County. Smith is petitioning the court for class action status. The lawsuit was combined with similar suits filed in New Jersey, Smith said. Following a review of the suit by the federal panel for multi-district litigation, Smith said, <SNIP>
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