Federal judge Lawrence L. Piersol recused himself from hearing the defamation lawsuit filed by South Dakota-based Beef Products Inc. against ABC because his daughter-in-law works as a producer on Good Morning America.
Judge Bows Out Of Pink Slime, ABC Lawsuit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal judge has recused himself from presiding over a $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit against ABC because his daughter-in-law works as a producer on one of the network’s morning shows.
Judge Lawrence L. Piersol recused himself from hearing the defamation lawsuit filed by South Dakota-based Beef Products Inc. against ABC because his daughter-in-law works as a producer on “Good Morning America.”
The case has been reassigned to Chief Judge Karen Schreier.
Beef Products Inc. sued ABC in September over its coverage of a meat product called lean, finely textured beef. Critics have dubbed the product “pink slime.” The meat processor claims the network damaged the company by misleading consumers into believing the product is unhealthy and unsafe.
Comments (1)
Warren Harmon says:
November 28, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Well, we don’t want to eat the abomination, it’s like selling floor sweepings to us to eat. The USDA covered this up for so long it was rediculous. Somebody grant this new judge a viewing of soilent Green please!