Lawsuit over China tainted milk rejected
BEIJING (AP) — A court in China has refused to accept a lawsuit against a Chinese dairy filed by dozens of families whose children were sickened by tainted milk.
Lawyers involved in the case said Monday the lawsuit on behalf of 63 defendants — including the parents of two children who died — sought compensation from state-owned Sanlu Group Co.
Sanlu is the dairy at the center of China's worst food safety crisis in years.
"We will continue to push the case" and put pressure on them, activist lawyer Li Fangping said.
China's Health Ministry admitted last week that six babies likely died, twice the previous figure, and 294,000 babies suffered urinary problems from drinking contaminated infant formula.
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