April 2010

Lawsuits frequently turn on circumstantial evidence.  Juries are instructed that there is no qualitative difference between circumstantial evidence (i.e. an inference reasonably drawn from the existence of another fact or circumstance) and direct evidence.  In foodpoisoning and E. coli lawsuits, circumstantial evidence is frequently relied upon for proof of exactly how an outbreak occurs.  For

Failure to correct violations prompts FDA to seek court action against Chung’s Products LP

The U. S. Department of Justice, in an action initiated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is seeking a permanent injunction against Chung’s Products LP ("Chung’s"), an egg roll manufacturer in Houston, Charlie A. Kujawa, the company’s president, and Gregory