Wal-Mart settles with families over listeria-tainted cantaloupes

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Wal-Mart settles with families over listeria-tainted cantaloupes

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wal-mart-settles-families-over-listeria-tainted-cantaloupes-213327277--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.Exiot7kMaOC1gHI6_gu8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-05-14T213327Z_1_CBREA4D1NW100_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man stands on a skateboard outside a Wal-Mart store in Williston" align="left" title="A man stands on a skateboard outside a Wal-Mart store in Williston" border="0" /></a>By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Wal-Mart has settled lawsuits with the families of 23 people who died from a 2011 listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupe grown at a Colorado farm and sold by the retailer, both sides said on Wednesday. The attorney for the families, Bill Marler, said the settlement was a \&quot;piece of the puzzle\&quot; to hold accountable all parties in the food supply chain who allowed the adulterated fruit to go to market. \&quot;Both Wal-Mart and my clients are pleased to get this behind us,\&quot; Marler said. Wal-Mart spokesman Randy Hargrove said all the tainted fruit was removed from its stores as soon as the chain became aware of the outbreak.</p><br clear="all"/>

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