{"id":157816,"date":"2026-07-22T07:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/22\/critical-mass-with-law-coms-amanda-bronstad-lawsuits-hit-taylor-farms-and-taco-bell-over-contaminated-lettuce-1st-checks-sent-from-4b-sex-abuse-settlement-amid-fraud-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:58:59","slug":"critical-mass-with-law-coms-amanda-bronstad-lawsuits-hit-taylor-farms-and-taco-bell-over-contaminated-lettuce-1st-checks-sent-from-4b-sex-abuse-settlement-amid-fraud-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/22\/critical-mass-with-law-coms-amanda-bronstad-lawsuits-hit-taylor-farms-and-taco-bell-over-contaminated-lettuce-1st-checks-sent-from-4b-sex-abuse-settlement-amid-fraud-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Mass With Law.com&#8217;s Amanda Bronstad: Lawsuits Hit Taylor Farms and Taco Bell Over Contaminated Lettuce, 1st Checks Sent From $4B Sex Abuse Settlement Amid Fraud Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week: At least five lawsuits have been filed against Taylor Farms over its lettuce contaminated with cyclospora, and Taco Bell is an additional defendant in most of the cases. 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