Va. family files wrongful death lawsuit against Boar’s Head

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WWBT) - The family of a Newport News man who died from listeria after eating deli meat is taking legal action against Boar’s Head.

WVEC reports lawyers representing the family of 88-year-old Gunter Garshon Morgenstein filed the lawsuit in Florida, where the company is headquartered.

The Holocaust survivor died last month from a listeria infection traced back to Boar’s Head liverwurst.

“We’re all still in shock, for all of the things you know that he’s seen and been through in his life to come to that, you know, lunch meat,” his son, Garshon Morgenstein, told WVEC.

The Boar’s Head plant in Jarratt, VA, is the apparent source of the listeria outbreak. USDA inspectors found nearly 70 violations at the plant over the past year. They reported finding mold, insects—dead and alive—and puddles of blood.

The CDC says at least nine people have died since Boar’s Head deli meat was recalled in August.