A judge has ordered ABC Broadcasting to face a potential $5.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought on by Beef Products Inc. BPI claimed that ABC news damaged the company by its series of reports on “pink slime” in 2012.
According to Reuters, claims against new anchor Diane Sawyer were dismissed. However, Judge Charyle Gehring of the Union County Circuit Court in Elk Point, S.D., said that ABC and reporter Jim Avila must defend against BPI’s claims.