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Friday, November 16, 2007


Master Complaint filed with Federal Court:

[Andrew and Zany Dunlap have returned safely from their month-long trip to Vietnam.  In turn, Mr. Orlando's heart rate has started to return to normal.]

Frankly, there is not a great deal new to report since the previous update. This is not to say that a lot of concentrated work has not been ongoing since the previous report, rather, the labor has been in the nature of (1.) continuing to prepare your individual cases for the possibility of settlement, and (2.) continuing to prepare the class action portion of your case toward trial.  For instance, a nationwide effort recently concluded in the filing of a Master Complaint with the Federal Court here in Atlanta which includes, of the several class representatives named on behalf of everyone nationwide, three of The Orlando Firm's clients - folks of high integrity and serious injury directly related to the purchase and consumption of Peter Pan peanut butter.

We have grown disappointed overall with ConAgra's approach to the potential for the settlement of our clients' overall grouping of claims/cases. ConAgra showed initial good faith and, in fact, took steps to verify its good faith toward the goal of a speedy and fair resolution for those individuals injured by its negligence and product.  However, as of late, ConAgra has appeared to grow complacent toward restoring its formerly strong Peter Pan brand name in relation to its loyal customers (who now better are known as your fellow clients/injured parties in this case.)  Perhaps at corporate headquarters in Omaha, handing out coupons for free peanut butter to re-introduce Peter Pan to the marketplace is thought to be the band-aid ConAgra needed.  We are steadfast in our belief that a band-aid is not a cure for food poisoning, however.

Despite this thought, we have scheduled to take a single (claimed) wrongful death case back into mediation in Phoenix during the first week of December. Perhaps this case, one with a positive finding of salmonella in the decedent's jar of Peter Pan, will re-focus some introspection into ConAgra's approach to resolve all cases in a fair manner, and without delay.

If not, as has been pledged before, we are not afraid to place these issues before a jury of your peers.

Stay tuned for more. Until the next update, please have a very happy Thanksgiving holiday - - safe, peaceful, full of family and with thoughts toward our daily gifts and graces.

Roger W. Orlando

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