Tag: South Dakota
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Eighth Circuit Says Likelihood of MSG to Cause Harm Is Factual Matter
In a dispute over commercial liability insurance coverage, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court erred in deciding, as a matter of law, that a recall of sausage breakfast sandwiches prompted by contamination with monosodium glutamate (MSG) was a covered incident. Hot Stuff Foods, LLC v. Houston Cas. Co., Nos. 14-1192,…
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South Dakota Supreme Court Allows “Slime” Suit to Proceed
According to news sources, the South Dakota Supreme Court has denied the defendants’ petition seeking review and dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Beef Products, Inc. alleging that the ABC network and news anchor Diane Sawyer, among others, defamed the company by their coverage of the company’s lean, finely textured beef, which has been dubbed…
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Court Allows Most Claims in LFTB Suit to Proceed
A South Dakota court has determined that most of the claims filed by the makers of lean finely textured beef (LFTB) against ABC News, certain news correspondents, including Diane Sawyer, and former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees may proceed. Beef Prods., Inc. v. Am. Broadcasting Cos., Inc., No. 12-292 (Union Cty. Cir. Ct., S.D., order…
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ABC News Seeks to Dismiss $1.2 Billion “Pink Slime” Lawsuit
After removing to federal court a defamation lawsuit brought by the company that makes lean finely textured beef (LFBT), ABC News has reportedly filed a motion to dismiss claiming that its news stories referring to the product as “pink slime” are protected speech under the First Amendment. Beef Products, Inc. v. Am. Broadcasting Cos., Inc.,…
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Meat Processor Sues ABC News for $1.2 Billion over “Pink Slime” Reports
Beef Products Inc. (BPI) has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News, Diane Sawyer and two former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees, among others, claiming that they “knowingly and intentionally published nearly 200 false and disparaging statements regarding the company and its product, lean finely textured beef (LFTB).” Beef Prods. Inc. v. ABC, Inc.,…