Pet Food Products Litigation

Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement with makers of tainted pet food in In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation

On May 30, 2008, the Honorable Noel Hillman of the District Court for the District of New Jersey, granted preliminary approval to the proposed settlement in In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation. The Settlement provides for the payment of $24 million to pet owners in the United States and Canada. The settlement is with various companies and persons or entities that handled, distributed, purchased for resale and/or redistribution, supplied, manufactured and/or sold or offered for sale pet food and/or pet treats that may have contained contaminated wheat gluten or rice protein concentrate and were recalled beginning in March 2007, as well as certain companies, persons or entities that supplied that wheat gluten or rice protein concentrate.

A settlement website has been established at www.petfoodsettlement.com for Class members to obtain additional information about the settlement. For the convenience of Class members, you may download the Notice and Claim Form here:

• Notice of Settlement
• Claim Form

Other Court Documents:

• Stipulation of Settlement with exhibits
• Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement