041033 Testimony Ends in Federal Beef LawsuitOctober 29, 2004Rapid City, IO - Testimony ended in a criminal lawsuit Rapid City filed against Federal Beef Processors. The city accuses the company of 907 counts of maintaining a public nuisance for failing to clean up the rubble of its meatpacking plant that was destroyed by fire in January 2002. The company said cleanup has been delayed because of disputes with its insurance company. Attorneys argued that no public complaints have been filed and that 2 million pounds of meat and debris have been removed. The company could be fined a maximum of $181,400, plus court costs, if found guilty. Seventh Circuit Magistrate Shawn Pahlke heard the case and will have a ruling later.
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