An Ontario judge has Approved a regulation In a collective appeal that has accused Lob COS. Ltd. and his parent company George Weston Ltd. to engage in an industry level program to fix the price of bread.
In a written decision, judge Ed Morgan said that the $ 500 million regulation is excellent, fair and in the best interest of class members.
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THE The regulations were reached last year And includes a combination of $ 404 million to pay by Loblaw and George Weston.
The remaining 96 million dollars are recorded through a gift card program that Loblaw announced in 2017 to make amends for the coordination of the price of certain breads wrapped until 2001.
Once legal costs and other legal expenses, files show that 78% of settlement funds will be awarded to Canada residents outside Quebec and 22% will end with people from this province.
People eligible for a piece of colony had to have bought packaged bread for personal use or for resale between January 2001 and December 2021.
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