A SOUTH DAKOTA JUDGE HAS GRANTED TWO DEFENDANTS MORE TIME TO RESPOND TO B-P-I'S BILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT OVER THEIR LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF.
JUDGE STEVEN JENSEN GRANTED A 30 DAY EXTENSION TO CARL CUSTER AND GERALD ZIRNSTEIN TO RESPOND TO THE LAWSUIT. CUSTER IS A FORMER FEDERAL FOOD SCIENTIST WHILE ZIRNSTEIN IS A USDA MICROBIOLOGIST WHO CALLED THE BEEF "PINK SLIME".
THEY NOW HAVE UNTIL NOVEMBER 19TH TO RESPOND TO THE LAWSUIT.
B-P-I SUED THE TWO MEN AND A-B-C NEWS FOR ONE-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES FOR AROUND 200 STATEMENTS ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT THAT AIRED ON A-B-C NEWS.
B-P-I ATTORNEY DAN WEBB SAYS THE REPORTS LED CONSUMERS TO BELIEVE THE BEEF IS NOT MEAT, BUT INSTEAD AN UNHEALTHY PRODUCT UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
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