Boar’s Head Sued Over Deadly Listeria Outbreak

Some Boar’s Head deli products consumers are demanding significant compensation following a fatal listeria outbreak linked to the company’s deli meat. The most recent lawsuit was filed on Sept. 11 in federal court by Robert Reposa of Smithfield, Virginia, who is seeking $43.5 million in damages after being hospitalized for 14 days due to a listeria infection linked to products he bought from the company. Another plaintiff, Barbara Schmidt, filed a suit on Sept. 6, requesting $11 million in damages. The outbreak traced to deli meats produced at Boar’s Head’s facility in Jarratt, Virginia, has resulted in 57 infections and 9 deaths across 18 states as of Aug. 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....