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Disparagement trial begins week 4; ABC News stands ground

By News Desk on June 26, 2017

The jury trial involving the South Dakota Agricultural Food Products Disparagement Act continues today, beginning its fourth week of courtroom action in Elk Point, SD.

Dakota Dunes, SD-based Beef Products Inc. (BPI) is suing Disney-owned…
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Beef safety expert says ABC got it wrong, wrong and wrong

By Dan Flynn on June 8, 2017

mindybrashears_406x250ELK POINT, SD – Mindy Brashears from Texas Tech University took the witness stand in the BPI v. ABC jury trial Wednesday. Under direct testimony, she was giving BPI a lot of traction, but that…
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Changes in media practices figure in beef defamation trial

By Dan Flynn on June 7, 2017

Elk Point population sign credit Dan FlynnELK POINT, SD — Apple growers sued CBS News 28 years ago over just one segment on “60 Minutes” about the chemical Alar that aired on Feb. 26, 1989, and Texas cattlemen sued Oprah 21…
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How LFTB gained USDA approval disputed on first day of trial

By Dan Flynn on June 6, 2017

Referred to as the biggest defamation trial in U.S. history, the case of BPI v. ABC News opened Monday in the basement of Union County Court House in Elk Point, SD.
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