April 25, 2023
A dog trainer asked a Massachusetts federal judge to revive her suit accusing Champion Petfoods of making a product that contains high levels of heavy metals, arguing that the court should consider a recent First Circuit ruling that equates overpayment to economic injury.
March 28, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge tossed a dog trainer's proposed class action Monday that alleged Champion Petfoods' products contain unsafe amounts of heavy metals that got her dog sick, finding the plaintiff failed to show the level of metals was excessive and that her "dog is apparently OK (and fed)."
January 24, 2019
Champion Petfoods USA asked a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday to toss a putative class action, saying the "speculative and implausible" claims fail to specify whether its Acana and Orijen brands of pet food have enough heavy metals to render them unsafe for animals.
June 01, 2018
Champion Petfoods USA Inc. bit back against a putative class action late Thursday, asking a Massachusetts federal judge to toss claims that its Acana and Orijen brands of pet food are tainted with mercury, lead and arsenic, saying the suit has failed to show the products are harmful to man's best friend.
April 11, 2018
A pet owner hit Champion Petfoods with a proposed class action in Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday alleging that its Acana and Orijen brands of pet food are tainted with mercury, lead and arsenic, despite their marketing of the foods as safe and pure.