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Fourth circuit rebukes district court judge and overturns gag order

Posted on October 29, 2018January 31, 2022 by Jen Kendrick

In a sweeping ruling, a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., overturned the gag rule issued by Judge Earl Britt just before the verdict in the second trial this summer. The gag order …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC NewsTagged gag order, lawsuits, nuisance lawsuitLeave a comment

In lawsuit, hog farm innovation and research overlooked

Posted on June 22, 2018January 31, 2022 by Jen Kendrick

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 …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, Court casesTagged biogas, courtroom, lagoons, lawsuits, nc hog farms, nuisance lawsuit, truthLeave a comment

At trial, facts can mislead

Posted on June 5, 2018June 10, 2022 by Jen Kendrick

At the nuisance trial in Raleigh, Steve Wing was testifying about his views on hog farms.

Wing was both a researcher at UNC-Chapel Hill – and an officer in a nonprofit organization that filed complaints about the hog industry. He …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, Court casesTagged lawsuits, nuisance trial, Truth of the Matter, WastelandLeave a comment

Eastern North Carolina is under attack

Posted on May 31, 2018January 31, 2022 by Jen Kendrick

There is an astonishing story being told in a federal courtroom in Raleigh right now.

It’s coming from a Texas lawyer named Michael Kaeske.

He’s speaking to 12 jurors, trying to sell them on the notion that a hog farm …

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House Bill 467: A Statement from the N.C. Pork Council

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Terri Smith

There’s been much discussion about House Bill 467, a proposal to protect North Carolina farmers. This legislation has one narrow purpose: to clarify North Carolina law about what type of damages can be awarded in nuisance lawsuits.

In a pending …

Posted in NCPC News, Pork Industry NewsTagged farmers, House bill 467, lawsuits, legislation, nc agriculture, nc legislatureLeave a comment
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