If You Received An Immunoglobulin Shot As A Result Of Possible Exposure To Hepatitis A In Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois Between July 15 And August 31, 2009, Your Rights May Be Affected By A Class Action Settlement.
A class action settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit pending against JKLM, Inc. d/b/a McDonalds (“McDonalds” or “Defendant”) in the Circuit Court for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County, Illinois (styled Patterson v. JKLM, Inc. d/b/a McDonalds, Civil Action Case No. 09L89), alleging, among other things, that in July, 2009, the Rock Island County Health Department announced that people who dined at the McDonald’s Restaurant located at 400 West 1st Street, Milan, Illinois, 61264 between Monday, June 1 and Wednesday, July 15, 2009, may have been exposed to Hepatitis A, that the health department recommended that all persons who had eaten at JKLM, Inc. d/b/a McDonalds between those dates obtain immunoglobulin (“IG”) shots and seeking to recover compensation from JKLM, Inc. d/b/a/ McDonalds for all persons who were allegedly exposed to the Hepatitis A virus while consuming the defendant JKLM, Inc.’s food and drink in Milan, Illinois during that time period, according to the McDonald’s Hepatitis A class action settlement notice.
The McDonalds class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of the following, unless otherwise excluded:
All persons, excluding employees of JKLM, Inc., who were
allegedly exposed to the Hepatitis A virus while consuming the
defendant JKLM, Inc.’s food and drink in Milan, Illinois between
June 1 and July 15, 2009 or through exposure to other persons who
had done so, and who subsequently obtained immunoglobulin
shots at 1) any public Health Department Clinic between July 15
and August 31, 2009, or 2) private health care providers. The class
does not include claims for those persons who fell ill with
Hepatitis A virus.
Under the proposed McDonalds class action settlement, JKLM, Inc. d/b/a McDonalds will reportedly pay the class a lump sum of $500,000.00. Each claimant who submits a valid and timely claim form will receive a pro-rata share of the lump sum.
The Court is scheduled to hold a Final Approval Hearing on September 16, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 301 of the Rock Island County Circuit Court at 210 15th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201. At the McDonalds class action settlement hearing, the Court will consider whether the proposed
settlement should be granted final approval as fair, adequate, and reasonable, and in the best interests of the Class as a whole.
For more information on the McDonalds Hepatitis A class action lawsuit settlement and potential settlement benefits and/or updates on the settlement, visit the McDonalds class action settlement website:
www.MilanShotClass.com
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