USA v. Kruse
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March 28, 2023
Former Blue Bell CEO Fined $100K In Listeria Case
The former CEO of Blue Bell Creameries was fined $100,000 after a Texas federal judge accepted his guilty plea in a yearslong case that accused him of trying to cover up a deadly listeria outbreak, according to a defense attorney.
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March 08, 2023
Ex-Blue Bell CEO Agrees To $100K Fine After Listeria Mistrial
Former Blue Bell CEO Paul Kruse pled guilty for introducing listeria-contaminated ice cream products to customers in 2015, entering the plea months after a mistrial, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday, marking an end to the federal government's nearly three-year effort to make the executive face charges for the fatal outbreak.
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January 02, 2023
5 Texas Cases To Watch in 2023
Texas courts are expected to grapple with a wide variety of high-profile issues in 2023, including a high court dispute over whether the state's primary power grid operator is immune from fraud claims associated with Winter Storm Uri and securities fraud charges against the Lone Star State's attorney general.
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October 05, 2022
Ex-Blue Bell CEO Gets 2023 Retrial Date In Listeria Case
Prosecutors could have another chance in 2023 at a conviction for Blue Bell Creameries Inc.'s former CEO after his first trial in August ended with a jury unable to decide whether he fraudulently hid positive listeria tests in some of the company's products.
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August 15, 2022
Ex-Blue Bell CEO Gets Mistrial Over Listeria Outbreak
A criminal case against Blue Bell's former CEO ended in a mistrial Monday after a Texas federal jury was unable to agree on whether he committed wire fraud or conspiracy by allegedly concealing positive listeria tests in some desserts, according to defense counsel and the company.
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August 02, 2022
Ex-Blue Bell CEO Hid Listeria To Protect Profits, Jury Hears
Blue Bell's former CEO and president chose profit over customer safety when he ordered the company to wait for months to inform the public about a listeria outbreak in its ice cream products, federal prosecutors told a Texas jury in a criminal trial against the ex-executive.
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August 01, 2022
Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
More trials are expected to start over claims that drug companies fueled the opioid crisis, and e-cigarette giant Juul is set to face its first case in multidistrict litigation over allegations it misrepresented the safety of its wares. Here is Law360's list of product liability cases to watch for the rest of the year.
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July 28, 2022
Ex-Blue Bell CEO Must Face Trial Over Listeria Outbreak
The former CEO and president of Blue Bell Creameries can't narrow the criminal charges against him before he faces trial next week in a case that accuses him of attempting to cover up a deadly 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the Texas ice cream maker's products.