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An Ontario justice has approved a colony successful a class-action suit that accused Loblaw and its genitor institution George Weston Ltd. of engaging successful an industry-wide strategy to hole the terms of bread.
Judge called colony excellent, just and successful the champion involvement of people members
The Canadian Press
· Posted: May 26, 2025 10:47 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago
An Ontario justice has approved a colony successful a class-action suit that accused Loblaw and its genitor institution George Weston Ltd. of engaging successful an industry-wide strategy to hole the terms of bread.
In a written decision, Judge Ed Morgan says the $500-million colony is excellent, just and successful the champion involvement of people members.
The colony was reached past twelvemonth and includes a combined $404 cardinal to beryllium paid by Loblaw and George Weston.
The remaining $96 cardinal is accounted for done a acquisition paper programme Loblaw announced successful 2017 to marque amends for co-ordinating the terms of immoderate packaged breadstuff backmost to 2001.
Once ineligible fees and different tribunal expenses are paid, records amusement 78 per cent of the colony funds volition beryllium allocated to residents successful Canada extracurricular Quebec and 22 per cent volition upwind up with radical successful that province.
Those eligible for a portion of the colony had to person purchased packaged breadstuff for idiosyncratic usage oregon for resale betwixt January 2001 and December 2021.
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