A MILLION DOLLARS IS ONLY PART OF WHAT A CALIFORNIA COMPANY WANT FROM ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST A NEW MEXICO PEANUT PROCESSING PLANT. CHOCOLATE MAKER SWAIN CREATIONS ALSO WANTS A JUDGEMENT AGAINST ONE OF SUNLAND INC'S TOP EXECUTIVES. SWAIN ACCUSES SUNLAND AND ITS CEO JIMMIE SHEARER OF FRAUD, CONCEALMENT, AND INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION FOR NOT DISCLOSING REPEATED HEALTH AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS YEARS BEFORE THE FEDS SHUT SUNLAND DOWN.
THE COMPANY WAS CLOSED AFTER IT WAS LINKED TO LAST YEAR'S NATIONAL SALMONELLA OUTBREAK. SUNLAND WAS ONCE THE COUNTY'S BIGGEST PRODUCER OF ORGANIC VALENCIA PEANUTS.
