NEW JERSEY: Suit filed against meat plant, markets - (Associated Press)
October 3, 2007 – 6:23 pmNewark, New Jersey — As government scientists searched for the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to frozen hamburgers, a class-action lawsuit was, according to this story, filed Wednesday against the producer of the patties and supermarkets that sold them.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary compensation for anyone who bought or was sickened by hamburgers made by Topps Meat Co. of Elizabeth and sold by Wal- Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) , Pathmark Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:PTMK) , ShopRite and Rastelli Fine Foods.
Topps last week recalled the 21.7 million pounds of frozen hamburgers it made over the past year, the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history.
The company, which has said it believes much of the meat has already been eaten, declined to comment on the class-action lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y.
In addition to the class-action lawsuit, at least two suits brought on behalf of individuals […]
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