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Smithfield Foods Inc et al v. United States of America
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May 22, 2013
US Claims Immunity In $326M Suit Over Marine Flare Fire
The U.S. Department of Justice asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to throw out Smithfield Foods Inc.'s $326 million insurance suit over a massive plant fire caused by a military-issued flare, arguing the government has immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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July 09, 2012
US Can't Escape $326M Suit Over Fire Started By Marine
A California federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the U.S. government launched by Smithfield Foods Inc. and its insurers seeking to recover $326 million in losses caused by a fire at the company's Wisconsin pork processing plant.
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March 22, 2012
Smithfield Seeks $326M For Factory Fire Started By Marine
Smithfield Foods Inc. and its insurers on Thursday launched a suit against the U.S. government in California that they had previously filed in Wisconsin, trying again to recoup $326 million in losses from a fire at a pork processing plant that started when a U.S. marine fired a military-issue flare.