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Judge Delays Filing Deadline for PCA Salmonella

By PritzkerLaw

A judge in Virginia has extended the deadline for Salmonella  victims of  Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) to file claims against the company in bankruptcy court.

The deadline had been set for Monday, June 15. But U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William E. Anderson  on Friday granted a motion by the trustee in the case, Roy Creasy, to postpone it until October 31 so that everyone has time to be heard.

Associated Press newswoman Sue Lindsey reported that as of Friday, 252 damage claims totaling $207 million had been filed in the case from Salmonella illnesses traced to peanut products made by PCA. More than 700 Americans across the country were sickened by peanut butter, peanut butter snack crackers and other peanut products containing adulterated ingredients produced by PCA.

Nine consumers died in the outbreak and the families of three of those victims are represented by Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, a national food safety law firm that has collected tens of millions for victims of food poisoning. We are currently accepting more PCA peanut butter Salmonella cases. If you or someone you know was a victim of the outbreak, call a Salmonella attorney at Pritzker Olsen by dialing 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete our free case consultation form online.

A major food safety reform bill is moving through Congress this summer and could be passed by the House before the August recess. Pritzker Olsen client Jeffrey Almer provided key testimony before the congressional panel that is at the center of the reform legislation. The firm itself has been a voice for change in American food safety for many years, and it is dedicated to holding responsible parties accountable when dangerous pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter and Listeria are found in commercially purchased food. 

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on June 13, 2009 (boomark / email).