FORMER B-P-I EMPLOYEE TO FILE CIVIL LAWSUIT

THE FORMER ENVIROMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTOR OF BEEF PRODUCTS INCORPORATED IS FILING A CIVIL LAWSUIT AGAINST A  NATIONAL NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS OVER THE GROUND BEEF CONTROVERSY INVOLVING BPI.

BRUCE SMITH WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO REVEAL SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE LAWSUIT, AND ALSO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK ON THE BPI CONTROVERSY.

SMITH'S PUBLISHER IS A LOCALLY BASED COMPANY CALLED RAUTTNEE PUBLISHING COMPANY.

LISA SMITH IS THE SPOKEWOMAN FOR THE PUBLISHER AND TELLS KSCJ THAT BRUCE WAS ONE OF 86 EMPLOYEES LET GO LOCALLY BY THE COMPANY ON MAY 14TH.

NEARLY 1000 BPI EMPLOYEES HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AFTER THE COMPANY CLOSED THREE OF FOUR MANUFACTURING PLANTS FOLLOWING A DOWNTURN IN BUSINESS RESULTING FROM CONTROVERSY OVER THEIR LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF.