October 29, 2014
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday scoffed at former Peanut Corp. of America executive Michael Parnell's bid to throw out his recent conviction stemming from the sale of contaminated peanuts that killed at least nine people, saying the evidence against him at trial was "overwhelming."
October 20, 2014
Former Peanut Corp. of America CEO Stewart Parnell told a Georgia federal judge on Monday that he should be acquitted of his conviction related to the sale of salmonella-laced peanuts that were linked to the death of nine individuals, saying the prosecution's evidence against him was inadmissible.
October 07, 2014
Former Peanut Corp. of America officers including CEO Stewart Parnell sought a new trial Tuesday after a federal jury in Georgia convicted them over a salmonella outbreak, claiming the jurors likely had been prejudiced by their own research through which they allegedly learned the outbreak had killed at least nine people.
October 03, 2014
A former quality control manager at Peanut Corp. of America asked a Georgia federal judge on Friday to acquit her following her recent conviction for obstructing justice and enabling the sale of contaminated peanut products, saying the government failed to prove that she helped cover up a salmonella contamination that killed at least nine people.
September 19, 2014
Three former Peanut Corp. of America officials, including its former CEO, were convicted Friday of charges stemming from their roles in enabling the sale of the contaminated peanut products behind a salmonella outbreak that killed at least nine people.
August 11, 2014
The federal judge overseeing the trial of former Peanut Corp. of America executives over their alleged roles in a deadly salmonella outbreak shot down their request to bar government witnesses from testifying, finding on Friday there was no problem with the notice given to defendants.
July 30, 2014
A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss criminal charges against a former Peanut Corp. of America executive over her alleged role in a deadly salmonella outbreak, ruling she had sufficient time to review the federal government's discovery disclosures.
July 14, 2014
A Georgia federal judge has delayed the trial scheduled to begin Monday over three former Peanut Corp. of America executives' alleged roles in a deadly salmonella outbreak, after defendants including former CEO Stewart Parnell argued that they did not have enough time to review reams of new evidence submitted by the prosecution.
July 10, 2014
A Georgia federal judge on Thursday denied the government's motion for a psychiatric evaluation of former Peanut Corp. of America CEO Stewart Parnell, ruling that his expert's testimony doesn't indicate that Parnell has mental health issues that would prevent him from standing trial for his alleged role in a salmonella outbreak.
June 27, 2014
The government will continue to receive documents from the former counsel of the defunct Peanut Corp. of America, after a Georgia federal judge on Thursday rejected its former owner's contentions that its use of a so-called "taint team" violated his rights.