We are again disappointed that honorable North Carolina pig farmers like Joey Carter, who lawfully operate in a highly regulated industry, can be deemed a nuisance. We are equally concerned about the long-term impact that …
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Farm groups demand justice for NC hog farmers
A judgment stemming from a $50 million verdict must be overturned, farm groups told a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., yesterday.
Earlier last year, juries in three separate trials in Raleigh, N.C., awarded punitive damages of more than $500 …
Statement – Sholar Farms verdict
We have been concerned, from the very beginning, about the way these cases were tried and the threat they pose to our industry. It is gratifying to have a judge rule, as a matter of …
In lawsuit, hog farm innovation and research overlooked
One way the Texas lawyer bringing the nuisance lawsuit has tried to turn facts upside down is by arguing, over and over, that the pork industry in North Carolina is stuck in its ways. Farmers use the same system they …