February 15, 2019 New Deadline to File Sea Port, Koha, Genki Hepatitis A Claim Forms
HONOLULU, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In October a preliminary settlement of $4,500,000 was reached on behalf of those exposed to Hepatitis A in correlation to Genki Sushi Restaurants. The court has extended the deadline for class members to submit a claim form to February 15, 2019. The class is represented by Marler Clark, the food safety law firm, Perkin and Faria, and Starn, O'Toole, Marcus, and Fisher, respected Hawaii firms.
Genki-Stipulation for Order to Amend Proposed Notice Plan filed 12.11.18
Genki-Order Approving Stipulation to Amend Proposed Notice Plan filed 12.11.18
Class members will be emailed and mailed a notice of settlement. Claim forms are also available at https://hawaiihepa.com or by calling 1-800-532-9250.
The class is defined as follows:
All persons who: (1) as a result of the 2016 Hepatitis A Outbreak infections linked to consuming food at thirteen Genki Sushi restaurants located on the islands of Oahu, Kauai, and Maui, were exposed to the hepatitis A virus ("HAV") through one of three exposure-mechanisms (defined in the Exposure Subclasses), but did not become infected, and (2) as a result of such exposure, after learning of the requirement of treatment from an announcement of public health officials or a medical professional, obtained preventative medical treatment within 14 days of exposure, such as receiving immune globulin ("IG"), HAV vaccine, or blood test.
The preliminary settlement covers three subclasses:
(1) individuals who had direct contact with one of the 292 people identified by the Hawaii Department of Health as infected with the Hepatitis A virus (HAV).
(2) individuals who were exposed to HAV between August 1 and August 16 as a result of consuming food at one of the Genki Sushi restaurants implicated in the 2016 outbreak.
(3) individuals who ate at secondary restaurants reported by the Hawaiian Department of Health where infected Genki Sushi customers were employed.
Qualified claimants will be entitled to compensation as follows:
- $350.00 for each member of Subclass 1.
- $250.00 for each member of Subclass 2.
- $150.00 for each member of Subclass 3.
The final hearing for approval of the class settlement is now March 6, 2019.
Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, is the nation's food safety law firm representing victims of Hepatitis A outbreaks. The Hepatitis A lawyers of Marler Clark have represented thousands of victims of Hepatitis A and other foodborne illness outbreaks and have recovered over $650 million for clients. Marler Clark is the only law firm in the nation with a practice focused exclusively on foodborne illness litigation. Our Hepatitis A lawyers have litigated Hepatitis A cases stemming from outbreaks traced to a variety of sources, such as green onions, lettuce and restaurant food. The law firm has brought Hepatitis A lawsuits against such companies as Costco, Chi-Chi's, Chipotle, Olive Garden, Taco Bell, Townsend Farms, Tropical Smoothie, Subway, McDonald's, Red Robin, Chipotle, Quiznos and Carl's Jr. We proudly represented the family of Donald Rockwell, who died after consuming hepatitis A tainted food and Richard Miller, who required a liver transplant after eating food at a Chi-Chi's restaurant.
SOURCE Marler Clark, The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm
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