Court Voids Much of $180M Award over ConAgra Silo Fire
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 Liability LitigationA federal appeals court on Tuesday said ConAgra Foods Inc was not liable for a 2010 fire and explosion at an Illinois flour mill that burned three workers, and overturned much of a nearly $180 million jury award against the packaged foods company and a contractor. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago said a lower court judge should have granted judgment as a matter of law to ConAgra, whose products include Chef Boyardee pasta, Hunt’s ketchup and Peter Pan peanut butter.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/09/conagrafoods-blast-idUSL1N0RA2MQ20140909
