"I would say we are very close," said Jim Markus, an attorney for Jensens, according to the Denver Post.
The company is offering victims $4 million in settlement money, half of which would come from its insurance policy. The remaining $2 million would come the insurers of the equipment company that allegedly supplied Jensen with used equipment and Primus labs, the safety auditor who allegedly failed to discover contamination problems at the facility that likely led to the outbreak.
"My goal is to make those responsible for the largest food borne death toll in 100 years be legally and morally responsible for a fair resolution of my clients claims," said Marler in a statement to Food Safety News.
The Listeria outbreak linked to Jensen Farms' cantaloupes officially lasted from July 31 of last year, when onset of the first reported illness was recorded, until October. But in the months that followed, two more victims died of complications from Listeria infections tied to the outbreak.
