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Article

2 Apr 2018

Author:
Justin Brown, Fin 24 (So. Africa)

So. Africa: Survivors & families of victims of listeriosis outbreak file class action lawsuit against Tiger Brands

"Rights firm Spoor launches Tiger Brands class action", 1 Apr 2018

Richard Spoor Attorneys...launched an application in the Johannesburg High Court to have its case against Tiger Brands involving the outbreak of listeriosis certified as a class action...The 501-page court document lists 10 applicants in the matter...“It is not possible at this early stage to calculate the damages to which the claimants would be entitled if the liability of [Tiger Brands] and Enterprise Foods is established,” the group said...In its statement, Tiger Brands did not indicate whether it would oppose the class action application.  The applicants are from different areas across the country... The court papers list four different classes of people who were affected by the listeriosis outbreak between October 23 2016 and March 4.  The first class is listed as individuals who contracted Listeria but did not die as a result of eating meat produced by Enterprise Foods.  The second class is babies who contracted Listeria in utero but did not die as a result of their mothers eating Enterprise Foods products.  The third class is listed as individuals who were dependant on those who died after eating Enterprise Foods products.  The fourth class is listed as individuals who “are and/or were liable for the maintenance of, or were in fact maintaining, other individuals or who contracted an invasive infection of listeria as a result of eating Enterprise Foods products”, whether they died as a consequence of the infection or not....The applicants’ primary claim is based upon section 61 of the Consumer Protection Act...

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