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| Magical Farms, Inc. et al. v. Land O'Lakes, Inc. et al.[1:03 CV 2054] |
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| Court:United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio |
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| Judge:Christopher Boyko |
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| Date of Trial:March 12 - April 3, 2007 |
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| Facts: | | This matter arose out of the inadvertent addition of an antibiotic, salinomycin, normally found in chicken feed to six tons of alpaca feed. The feed provided was subsequently provided to approximately 400 hundred animals on the farms of the two plaintiffs. As it developed a number of animals had an adverse reaction to ingestion of salinomycin and died.
Plaintiffs claimed over 100 alpaca dead as a result of ingestion of the feed and further claimed several hundred had a greatly reduced value.
Defendants admitted liability for the deaths of 69 animals and contested the remaining death claims and all claims of diminished value.
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| Injury/Damages:Claimed deaths of 100+ alpacas and 2/3 diminished value for approximately 300 other animals and veterinary expenses. |
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Non-medical Experts: Michael Safley - alpaca values
Denise Stoll, DVM – veterinary issues and treatment
David Anderson, DVM – treatment and proximate cause
 Steve Buffo - economist |
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| Medical Experts:N/A |
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| Lowest Demand:$15,000,000.00 |
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| Highest Offer:Highest Demand: $20,000,000.00 |
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| Jury Verdict:$1,638,166.60 |
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| Percent of Comparative Negligence:0% |
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| Net Award:$1,638,166.60 |
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| Plaintiff's Attorney:Robert Valerian, Douglas Bartman, Philip Bautista |
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| Defendant's Attorney:Lawrence Sutter, Jonathan Menuez, Thomas H. Terry, III |
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