Peterson
Peterson v. Thomson International, Incorporated
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MATTHEW PETERSON, et al., Case No.: 1:22-cv-00701-JLT-CDB
Plaintiffs, PRETRIAL ORDER
v. Deadlines:
THOMSON INTERNATIONAL, Motions in Limine Filing: December 20, 2024 INCORPORATED, Oppositions to Motions in Limine: January 3, 2025 Trial Submissions: January 15, 2025 Defendant. Jury trial: January 22, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., 20 days estimate
On October 7, 2024, the Court conducted a final pretrial conference. Lindsay C. Lien Amin appeared as counsel for Plaintiffs; Robert Sallander, Robert Seeds and Helen Chen appeared as counsel for Defendant. This case concerns the 2020 North American Salmonella Newport outbreak, associated with Thomson International Incorporated’s onions grown in the central and southern valleys of California. (See Compl., Doc. 1 at ¶ 23.) Plaintiffs are seven individuals who contracted Salmonella infections after consuming…