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Settlement Approved For Victims Of Peanut-Related Salmonella Outbreak
A multi-million dollar settlement has been approved for those sickened or killed in a salmonella outbreak linked to a peanut processor with a plant in Texas.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. (September 2, 2010)—U.S. District Judge Norman Moon Thursday approved a $12 million settlement for consumers who were sickened or killed last year in a salmonella outbreak tied to a Virginia-based peanut processor.
Moon issued his ruling to pay more than 120 personal injury claims related to the outbreak, which was traced to Lynchburg-based Peanut Corp. of America's plants in Georgia and Texas and linked to at least nine deaths and 700 illnesses.
Peanut Corp. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to dissolve in the fallout from the outbreak.
The money provided by the company's insurer will be distributed based on the extent of victims' illnesses.
The judge tossed out one of the claims on Wednesday and attorneys initially believed that filing had approved the settlement.
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