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Maple Leaf Foods Prevails on Appeal over Listeriosis Lawsuit

11/16/2020

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favor of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. in a case arising from an outbreak of listeriosis in 2008. A sandwich chain, Mr. Sub, sued Maple Leaf Foods for loss of sales and profit as a result of adverse publicity attributed to contaminated cold cuts supplied by Maple Leaf Foods. The Court ruled that the franchise agreement blocked the plaintiff from suing Maple Leaf Foods for lost revenue. The court also considered the fact that there were no documented cases of listeriosis among customers of Mr. Sub franchisees.

 

An original class action suit was filed by 424 franchisees of Mr. Sub noting that they were enjoined from purchasing from other than Maple Leaf Foods until two months after the outbreak commenced.  The franchisees were also prevented from suing Mr. Sub for loss in revenue.

 

Independently Maple Leaf Foods was sued by 60 patients who contracted listeriosis in addition to the estates of 23 patients who died in the outbreak.

 

 


 
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