Law firms agree to 20% of listeriosis claims
The first claims associated with the listeriosis class action could be paid out in mid to late 2020 at the earliest, according to Richard Spoor Attorneys lawyer Thami Malusi. If Tiger Brands settled the matter rather than going to court, that would shorten the process, he is quoted as saying in a City Press report.
The listeriosis outbreak killed 216 people, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.
Earlier last week, the listeriosis class action was certified by Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo in the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg).
The action is being brought by three law firms: Richard Spoor Attorneys, LHL Attorneys and Marler Clark LLP (an American law firm).
The three law firms have agreed to take 20% of the total claims paid out to class members as their fee, Malusi said.
The two respondents to the class action are Tiger Brands Consumer Foods and Enterprise Foods, a Tiger Brands subsidiary.
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