Jensen Farms, the Colorado cantaloupe growers who were the source of a deadly listeria outbreak last year, have filed for bankruptcy according to a recent article in the Denver Post.
Lawsuits from the outbreak, which caused at least 32 deaths and dozens of hospitalizations, are prominent in the filing. Attorneys for Jensen Farms and for wrongful-death plaintiffs welcomed the step.
Jensen Farms did not comment. The company’s bankruptcy attorney, Jim Markus, said the filing should free up millions of dollars in insurance and other funds, aiding families and victims of the incident.
“We’re hopeful the bankruptcy process is a mechanism to help get them paid, as quickly as we can distribute it to victims,” Markus said.
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