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Milk shake-up continues to jostle

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-10-03 08:55

Lawsuit against Sanlu

The parents of a baby allegedly sickened in the country's tainted milk crisis are suing Sanlu, in the first known lawsuit stemming from the scandal, a lawyer said yesterday.

Although product liability lawsuits have become more common in recent years, the lawyer, Ji Cheng, said he would not know until next week if the court in Henan province would take the case.

"The court will make the decision whether to accept this case after the National Day holiday," Ji said.

The hospitalized 14-month-old from Henan province was, fed - from birth - infant formula made by Sanlu Group Co, according to a report by Caijing, a leading business magazine.

Lawyers said they had not heard of any other civil lawsuits being filed in response to the melamine contamination of liquid milk, yogurt and other products made with milk in the country.

Ji said one of the sick child's parents filed a lawsuit in a court in Zhenping county recently seeking 150,000 yuan ($22,000) in compensation from Sanlu for medical, travel and other expenses incurred after the child developed kidney stones. The amount could increase because the child is still being treated.

Xinhua-Agencies

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