Lavery lawyers represented Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (Maple Leaf) in the class action suits filed in Quebec on behalf of people who were victims of listeriosis during the summer of 2008. On April 3, 2009, the Quebec Superior Court approved a national settlement agreement, which was also approved in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Almost 27 million dollars will be paid to the victims. Jean Saint Onge and Jean-Philippe Lincourt represented Maple Leaf in this matter.