Today in History: Texas cattlemen’s lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey’s talk show rejected
- Posted on February 26, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Today in History: Texas cattlemen’s lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey’s talk show rejected

On Feb. 26, 1998, a jury in Amarillo, Texas, rejected an $11 million lawsuit brought by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey’s talk show for a price fall after a segment on food safety that inc…