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Judge grants $4 million in wrongful death suit against Big Olaf Creamery

By Coral Beach on January 24, 2023

The husband of a woman who died from a Listeria infection from eating ice cream made by Big Olaf Creamery has been awarded $4 million in damages.

The victim, Mary Katherine Billman, was the primary…

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Both sides now: Opposing views from across the courtroom

By Shawn K. Stevens on April 17, 2018

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles leading up to the 20th annual Food Safety Summit. The event, from May 7-10 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in suburban Chicago, includes certification …
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Publisher’s Platform: Could announcing July E. coli outbreak have prevented Chipolte’s fall

By Bill Marler on February 3, 2016

Yesterday, with the announcement of an expanded criminal investigation and slumping sales, combined with a stock price creeping slightly back up from the bottom after a multi-billion dollar free fall, it does make you wonder…
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Report Argues That Courts Ensure Food Safety Better Than Industry

By Lydia Zuraw on September 3, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-statue-justice-books-lots-image54734047A report released Wednesday by the American Association for Justice argues that the civil justice system is better at getting the food industry to ensure the safety of their products than foodborne illnesses. About 80…
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Lytton Interview: The Role of Litigation in Food Safety

By James Andrews on May 25, 2015

Albany Law School professor and author Tim Lytton sat down with Food Safety News at the 2015 Food Safety Summit last month in Baltimore, MD, to discuss the influence of litigation on food safety. Lytton …

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