ABC ABC News Sued Over ‘Pink Slime’ Reports By Chris Ariens on Sep. 13, 2012 - 12:12 PM ABC News, and anchor Diane Sawyer, have been named in a defamation lawsuit filed by Beef Products Inc. (BPI). The Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based meat processor is seeking $1.2 billion in damages for roughly 200 “false and misleadi ...