Iowa Public Radio Interview – Salmonella, DeCoster and Jail

“Unprecedented” Settlement Could Mean Jail Time for Elder DeCoster

Host Ben Kieffer talks with Seattle, Washington food safety lawyer Bill Marler, who represented some of those sickened in a 2010 salmonella outbreak caused by contaminated eggs.  This week a settlement was reached with Quality Egg and two of its top executives, Jack and Peter DeCoster.  Marler says Jack DeCoster comes to the court with a “checkered past,” that could make jail time more likely in this case.

Listen 8:55 RTR 6-6-14 News Buzz – interview with Bill Marler on “unprecedented” Salmonella settlement

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