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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Dramatic testimony offered by neighbor in third hog farm trial
The third case brought by the Texas lawyer against a North Carolina hog farm has been building, slowly and carefully, to what surely would be the dramatic testimony of a key plaintiff.
The plaintiff’s name is Jimmy Jacobs. He took …
Third hog farm trial brings on… confusion
The third hog farm nuisance trial, now underway in Raleigh, sure is confusing – especially about odor and what the plaintiffs are saying about its source.
First, a bit of background. The lawsuit now being advanced in court by the …
At hog farm trial, what’s convincing is this: Farm is not a nuisance
The Texas lawyer closed his side of the nuisance case against the Joey Carter hog farm in Duplin County with a stunning argument.
In his first moments with the jury, and then again in the final ones, he sought to …
In nuisance case, profit on trial
There was a telling exchange in the federal hog farm trial in Raleigh.
It had to do with money – which is what this trial is all about.
First, a bit of background.
On one side of the courtroom are …
At hog farm nuisance trial, sorting the fact from fiction
An amazing aspect of the federal trial now underway against a Duplin County hog farm is the baffling reporting by the media, which has led to misinformation in the public about the case.
So let’s be very clear up front: …
A North Carolina hog farmer takes the stand
It was something to behold in the federal courtroom – a Texas lawyer going after Duplin County hog farmer Joey Carter.
For three days, Michael Kaeske pounced, working and searching to trip Carter up on words and documents from decades …