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Alabama Man Wins $70 Million Lawsuit After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infection Changes His Life
The jury found Tyson Farms liable after a pipe malfunction released wastewater and left Griffin hospitalized for nearly 80 days.
- Last month, Mark Griffin won a $70 million verdict against Tyson Farms in Walker County, Alabama, after a wastewater spill at the company's Hanceville plant caused him to contract flesh-eating bacteria.
- A pipe malfunction at the Hanceville plant released hundreds of thousands of gallons of wastewater into the Black Warrior River six years ago, exposing Griffin to the bacteria that caused his severe illness.
- Griffin spent nearly 80 days in the hospital recovering from the infection, with effects lasting years. Attorney Josh Vick said, "Seven years later, he's still dealing with the effects of this illness and will be for the rest of his life."
- The $70 million award marks the largest verdict in Walker County history, and Griffin hopes the judgment sends a message to other polluters. Five other lawsuits filed after the spill remain pending against Tyson.
- Although Tyson retains the right to appeal the verdict, no filing has occurred at last check. Griffin's attorney, Dennis Goldasich, described the trial as a "David versus Goliath" battle against the company.
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Alabama man wins $70 million lawsuit after flesh-eating bacteria infection changes his life
Mark Griffin won a $70 million verdict against Tyson Farms after wastewater from the company’s plant polluted the Black Warrior River, leading to a flesh-eating bacterial infection.
·Portland, United States
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'David versus Goliath mentality': Walker County man wins $70 million lawsuit against Tyson Farms
Only on WVTM 13, the man who won a $70 million lawsuit against Tyson Farms after contracting flesh-eating bacteria from the Black Warrior River following a wastewater spill is speaking on the verdict.
·Birmingham, United States
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