Law firm files class action lawsuit in Canada following salmonella outbreak in cantaloupes

On the heels of a class action lawsuit in Québec, personal injury law firm Slater Vecchio filed a second class action lawsuit on behalf of Canadian residents who became sick after eating tainted cantaloupe.
On the heels of a class action lawsuit in Québec, personal injury law firm Slater Vecchio filed a second class action lawsuit on behalf of Canadian residents who became sick after eating tainted cantaloupe.
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Slater Vecchio,  a legal firm specializing in personal injury claims, has filed a class action lawsuit in British Columbia on behalf of all persons in Canada, excluding residents of Québec, who purchased or claim to have fallen ill from consuming cantaloupes in the recent salmonella outbreak, according to a news release.

Slater Vecchio previously filed a class action lawsuit in Québec.

Slater Vecchio said Health Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other health authorities recalled whole and fresh-cut Malichita and Rudy-brand cantaloupes sold across Canada and the U.S. after some of the products tested positive for Salmonella.

According to data from Slater Vecchio, the Public Health Agency of Canada as of Dec. 22 said that there were 164 laboratory-confirmed cases of salmonella infections, 61 hospitalizations and seven deaths in Canada related to this outbreak. 

Related: Another lawsuit filed in salmonella outbreak in cantaloupes

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