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Is Krispy Kreme Clogging Your Sewer? [slate.12.10.09]

The company operates a plant in the Gunston Commerce Center industrial park in Lorton, Va., in suburban Washington. In May, Fairfax County sued Krispy Kreme, alleging that it had damaged the sewer system -- specifically, clogging it with doughnut sludge...in much the same way as it damages human arteries. The county sought $2 million in damages, plus $18 million in civil penalties. But Krispy Kreme managed to settle the whole thing for $750,000.

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