Personal Injury Law

Nebraska Beef, are you really dropping the suit against the Church Ladies?

By Bill Marler, Esq.

On August 10, 2008 the following appeared in the Washington Post:

In August 2006, federal meat inspectors threatened to suspend operations at the packing house for not following requirements for controlling E. coli. The company corrected the problem a week later, USDA records show.

That year, Minnesota health officials blamed Nebraska Beef for sickening 17 people who ate meatballs at a church potluck in rural Minnesota. Several victims filed lawsuits against Nebraska Beef, including the family of a woman who died. The company last fall sued the church, arguing that the volunteer cooks did not cook the meatballs properly.

Lamson said management has since asked that the suit be dropped.

It is now August 21, 2008 and the Church Ladies are still sued. Nebraska Beef, what gives?
 

Full post as published by Marler Blog on August 21, 2008 (boomark / email).