Abc News Asks Judge To Toss 'pink Slime' Lawsuit

By KRISTI EATON, Associated Press: Nation
Wed, 10/31/2012 - 5:53pm

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Lawyers for ABC News asked a judge Wednesday to toss out a $1 billion defamation lawsuit filed by a South Dakota-based meat processor over a meat product that critics dub "pink slime," saying the news organization did not knowingly disparage the company or its product....

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