Hill’s Pet Food $12.5 Million False Ad Class Deal Gets Final Nod

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. and dog owners secured a Kansas federal court’s final approval of a $12.5 million class settlement resolving allegations that some specialty food was portrayed as healthful despite Vitamin D levels that could harm dogs.

The Colgate-Palmolive Co. unit reached a fair deal with pet owners, and two class members’ objections lacked merit, Judge Julie A. Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas said July 30.

The plaintiffs’ attorneys got their requested $4 million in fees and nearly $36,000 as reimbursement for litigation expenses. The lawyers’ request for 32% of the settlement fund ...