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• Several fast food companies, including McDonald's Corp., stopped using the product after the uproar, and major supermarket chains vowed to stop selling beef containing the low-cost product. Only three states -- Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota -- participating in the National School Lunch Program have continued to order ground beef with the product.
• Messages were left with representatives for ABC News and Oliver seeking comment Wednesday.
• Siegel said she believes she is protected by the First Amendment.
• Critics of the product say they worry about how the meat is processed. Bits of beef are heated and treated with a small amount of ammonia to kill bacteria -- a food safety practice used for decades and that meets federal food safety standards. The term "pink slime" gained traction after it was used in a New York Times story in 2009.
• Smith, who has also written a book about the product and the media frenzy surrounding it to help raise money for laid off employees, said he is only seeking $70,000 in damages to be able to keep the lawsuit in state court.
• "If I sued for more, I would likely be forced to move the case to federal court in Omaha, Neb. I want the people I have sued ... I want them here in the locality where the damage is done. And if that means not suing for everything I can, so be it. I'm more interested in having them account for their untruths and misrepresentations that cost me, my friends and families that worked at BPI their jobs," he said.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Jerry Olszewski (oh-SHEH-skee) is the new head football coach of Augustana College.
• Olszewski is a 19-year coaching veteran who previously served as head coach for St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. He compiled a record of 32-18 in five seasons at St. Olaf, leading all five teams to records of .500 or better.
• Before St. Olaf, Olszewski spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
• Olszewski says faith, family and football will be the cornerstone of the Augustana program, and he's looking forward to meeting the alumni and engaging in the Sioux Falls community.
• Director of Athletics Bill Gross made the announcement during a news conference Wednesday.
• Olszewski is Augustana's 21st head football coach in the program's history.

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