No. 25-1074

Risie Howard, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mrs. George Howard, Jr. v. Hormel Foods Corporation, Jim Snee, Chairman of the Board

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-11
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure expert-witness food-labeling impeachment-evidence product-liability summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether the Court Violated Long-Standing U.S. Supreme Court Precedent in Granting the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment.

II. Whether a Non-Retained, Expert Witness' Impeachment Evidence Must Be Disclosed. (There is a Split in the Courts).

III. Whether Issues About Consumer Food Products and Labeling is Outside the Conventional Wisdom of Judges and Juries. (There is a Split in the Courts).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court violated established Supreme Court precedent in granting summary judgment without requiring disclosure of expert witness impeachment evidence in a consumer food products liability case

Docket Entries

2026-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent Hormel Foods Corporation, Jim Snee, Chairman of the Board to respond filed.
2025-12-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2026)

Attorneys

Hormel Foods Corporation, Jim Snee, Chairman of the Board
Andrew G. JacksonFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Respondent
Risie Howard
Risie Rene' HowardGeorge Howard Jr., Legal Center, L.L.C., Petitioner