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USDA, Salmonella, and the Cowardly Lion: A profile in the lack of courage

By Denis Stearns on November 25, 2021
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In an article that will soon be published in the Seattle Law Review, I take a look at food safety through the lens of the “pink slime” controversy and question whether the lack of…
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BPI new ground beef

Beach Beat: What’s in a name? Beef — drop the mic and label the hamburger

By Coral Beach on March 14, 2019
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There’s a new ground beef in town. Its proud father is working to make sure folks know it for what it is. Ground beef. The father? Eldon Roth.

As far as I know, Roth…
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Disney, AIG head into arbitration on ABC’s settlement with BPI

By Dan Flynn on November 21, 2017

A federal judge has ordered AIG Specialty Insurance Co. into arbitration with The Walt Disney Co. in a dispute about a $25 million liability policy held by the ABC television network, which Disney owns.

Disney…
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Looks like BPI got ABC’s insurance money plus $177 million

By Dan Flynn on August 10, 2017

The confidential settlement reached on June 28 between Beef Products Inc., and Disney-owned ABC News is not entirely a secret anymore.

The Walt Disney Company’s quarterly financial filing with the Securities and Executive Commission (SEC)…
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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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ABC strikes back by churning up BPI’s earlier history

By Dan Flynn on June 9, 2017
On its website beefisbeef.com, BPI has links to several videos showing some of its facilities and describing food safety practices.
On its website beefisbeef.com, BPI has links to several videos showing some of its facilities and describing food safety practices.

ELK POINT, SD — It would probably not be accurate to…
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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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Jury trial begins today in BPI v. ABC on the saga of ‘pink slime’

By Dan Flynn on June 5, 2017

ELK POINT, SD — A 12-member jury and four alternates, including 11 women and five men, are ready to hear opening arguments today in a $1.9 billion defamation trial scheduled to last eight weeks here…
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Publisher’s Platform: Blue Barf, Green Goop, Purple Puke, Red Rubbish or Yellow Yuck

By Bill Marler on June 4, 2017

Given the BPI v. ABC trial starts this week, I thought it would be good to repost an Op-Ed I penned in April 2012.

truthWhat if you were the CEO of a multimillion dollar,…
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Jury selection begins May 31 in Siouxland for ‘trial of century’

By Dan Flynn on May 23, 2017

siouxland_406x250The region where the borders of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska meet is called “Siouxland.” It has been ever since 20th Century novelist Frederick Manfred, who wrote the acclaimed “Lord Grizzly” and 21 other…
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