FORMER B-P-I EMPLOYEE SUES ABC-TV AND OTHERS

ANOTHER LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED REGARDING BEEF PRODUCTS INCORPORATED AND NATIONAL MEDIA REPORTS REFERRING TO ITS LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF AS  'PINK SLIME".

FORMER BPI ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTOR BRUCE SMITH FILED THE CIVIL LAWSUIT IN DAKOTA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT AGAINST ABC TELEVISION AND OTHERS:



SMITH, WHO IS ALSO AN ATTORNEY, LISTS UP TO TEN OTHER UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS WHO MAY BE LATER DETERMINED THROUGH THE LAWSUIT.

HE'S SEEKING 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES PLUS COURT COSTS THROUGH A JURY TRIAL, AND SAYS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ASKED FOR ISN'T WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT HERE:

  

SMITH IS ONE OF AROUND 800 FORMER BPI EMPLOYEES WHO LOST THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF PLANT CLOSINGS RELATED TO THE GROUND BEEF CONTROVERSY.

HE'S ALSO WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED "PINK SLIME ATE MY JOB" AND SAYS IF HE SELLS 100-THOUSAND COPIES, HE WILL DONATE A DOLLAR FOR EACH BOOK SOLD TO OTHER FORMER B-P-I EMPLOYEES.



SMITH SAYS HE ALSO FULLY SUPPORTS THE LAWSUIT FILED EARLIER THIS YEAR BY B-P-I FOUNDERS ELDON AND REGINA ROTH AGAINST ABC AND OTHER DEFENDANTS.