A writ of certiorari has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting the high court review DeCoster v. United States. The government has until Feb. 15 to respond the writ.
Appellate attorney Peter D. Keisler asks in the writ that the Supreme Court consider the case because a ruling
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court asked to review DeCoster v. U.S.
Justice Samuel Alito has extended the filing deadline for a petition for a writ of certiorari in the appeal of jail sentences for one-time egg producers Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster.
Alito set Jan. 10, 2017, as the new deadline for the DeCoster’s attorney, Peter D. Keisler,
Continue Reading Egg men get extra time to file for review with Supreme Court
A timely petition for certiorari is going to keep Austin “Jack” DeCoster, 82, and his son, Peter DeCoster, 52, out of jail, at least for several more months while the U.S. Supreme Court decides if it is interested in their case.
The high court is being asked to decide if
Continue Reading Supreme Court might want to hear DeCoster egg sentence case
Government attorneys who just days ago were on the verge of sending Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster to federal prison have now agreed the egg men should remain free long enough to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case. 
On behalf of the DeCosters, Peter
Continue Reading DOJ is OK with Supreme Court review of DeCoster sentences
A federal appeals court decision that upheld jail sentences for two men whose eggs caused a huge Salmonella outbreak is in conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Park Doctrine, every prior decision applying the doctrine, and every prior appellate opinion on whether Due Process allows prison sentences for vicarious liability
Continue Reading DeCoster attorney requests rehearing on sentences for egg men
When he sentenced a father and son to three months each, the federal judge in a criminal trial about an egg-related Salmonella outbreak said he was imposing the jail time unless someone could tell him federal law specifically prohibited him from doing so. 
With a 2-1 vote made public Wednesday,
Continue Reading 8th Circuit approves jail sentences for egg men
Two of three judges hearing appeals of the jail sentences handed down to Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster sounded uncomfortable yesterday with the concept of sending corporate officials to prison for a so-called strict liability case. Lawyers were left arguing whether “this case is that case” or whether, as
Continue Reading Judges grill both sides in DeCosters’ egg sentence appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis has received the final reply brief filed on behalf of Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, by their legal team led by Peter D. Keisler. Keisler and his colleagues from the prominent Washington, D.C., law firm
Continue Reading Written Arguments Submitted in DeCoster Appeal of Jail Time
Sending food industry executives to jail for company food safety violations, even if they did not know about them, might seem a useful way to bring about more compliance, but corporate America is rising up to strike down the practice. Amicus briefs are pouring in from industry groups to support
Continue Reading Business Groups Support Appeal to Keep DeCosters Out of Prison
As part of a campaign to keep their clients from serving any prison time, appellate attorneys for Austin (“Jack”) and Peter DeCoster are depicting the roles the former egg producers played in the 2010 Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak as marked by corporate responsibility and cooperation. The picture being painted stands in
Continue Reading DeCosters Cite 2010 Performance to Help Keep Them Out of Jail
