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Land O'Lakes Inc v. Packerland Whey Products Inc et al

  1. October 17, 2016

    Tainted-Whey Coverage Issue Can't Be Reopened, Judge Told

    Former executives of a whey protein maker accused of selling products tainted with urea asked a Wisconsin federal court not to allow their insurer to bring a new claim to claw back fees and costs, since the suit has been closed.

  2. September 21, 2016

    Land O'Lakes To Appeal Tainted Whey Suit Dismissal

    Land O'Lakes said Wednesday it will appeal the quick win granted by a Wisconsin federal judge last month to the former executives of a whey protein supplier accused of selling products tainted with a urine byproduct, while an insurer that escaped coverage of the debacle looks to recoup court costs.

  3. August 24, 2016

    Whey Execs Dodge Urea Suit, Insurers Escape Coverage

    Former executives of a whey protein supplier accused by Land O'Lakes of selling it products tainted with urine byproduct secured quick favorable judgment Wednesday, and a group of insurers for the executives were also let off the hook by a Wisconsin federal judge for coverage of the debacle.

  4. November 25, 2015

    Land O'Lakes' Whey Suit Not About Negligence, Insurers Say

    Four insurers urged a Wisconsin federal court on Wednesday to grant their summary judgment motions and let them stop defending a whey supplier in a suit by Land O'Lakes over whey allegedly tainted with a urine byproduct, saying the supplier can't twist the underlying complaint to paint the adulteration as a covered accident.

  5. November 05, 2015

    Whey Co. Execs Fight For Coverage In Land O'Lakes Urea Row

    Three former executives at a whey protein producer told a Wisconsin federal court on Wednesday to deny four insurers' attempt to get out of defending them against a suit by Land O'Lakes over whey for animal feed that was allegedly tainted with a urine byproduct.

  6. October 02, 2015

    Land O'Lakes Says Tainted Whey Claims Aren't Time-Barred

    Farmers cooperative Land O'Lakes on Friday slammed the bid for summary judgment by a group of former whey protein producer executives accused of tainting their product with animal urine to boost protein levels, telling a Wisconsin federal judge the producer's actions were textbook examples of fraud.

  7. September 28, 2015

    Whey Execs Not Covered In Land O'Lakes Fight, Insurers Say

    Four insurance companies with liability policies formerly issued to a Wisconsin whey protein producer are now trying to cut loose from coverage after the company's executives were accused by Land O'Lakes Inc. of tainting their product with animal urine, with each insurer alleging the claims don't qualify as property damage and are excluded.

  8. September 04, 2015

    Whey Execs Claim Land O'Lakes Just Wants $10M Windfall

    Executives of a whey protein producer accused by Land O'Lakes Inc. of tainting their product with a substance found in animal urine told a Wisconsin federal judge in a motion for summary judgment filed Thursday that the company is chasing a $10 million windfall.

  9. May 12, 2015

    Insurer Tries To Dodge Defending Tainted Whey Suit

    Indian Harbor Insurance Co. asked a Wisconsin federal court on Tuesday to let it out of defending a whey producer in a suit in which Land O'Lakes accused the supplier of adulterating its whey protein for livestock feed with an animal urine byproduct.

  10. November 03, 2014

    Land O'Lakes Says Supplier Tainted Whey Products With Urea

    Farmers' cooperative Land O'Lakes Inc. sued one of its suppliers in Wisconsin federal court Monday alleging it secretly added a derivative of animal urine primarily used in fertilizer to its whey protein concentrate, which the cooperative used to make animal feed, to make the product appear higher in protein.