Smithfield Nuisance Trial Begins Testimonies
April 6, 2018 News Smithfield Nuisance Trial Begins Testimonies Friday, April 6, 2018 | | Author: Sara Brown | Original Article North Carolina, where modern pork production flourished in the late 90s, is now where contention is building between pork leader Smithfield and neighbors. Testimonies began Tuesday in the first trial between Smithfield subsidiary Murphy-Brown LLC, and local residents, […]
You Can’t Photograph A Smell: Lawyers, Witnesses Debate Hog Farm Stench At Smithfield Nuisance Trial
April 5, 2018 News You Can’t Photograph A Smell: Lawyers, Witnesses Debate Hog Farm Stench At Smithfield Nuisance Trial Thursday, April 5, 2018 | | Author: Lisa Sorg | Original Article Manure and urine collects inside hog barns at Kinlaw Farms in Bladen County. The farm, which raises nearly 15,000 hogs for Smithfield, generates more than 153,000 pounds […]
How Smelly Is Too Smelly? What We Learned From the First Two Days of the Murphy-Brown Hog Nuisance Trial.
April 5, 2018 News How Smelly Is Too Smelly? What We Learned From the First Two Days of the Murphy-Brown Hog Nuisance Trial. Thursday, April 5, 2018 | | Author: Erica Hellerstein | Original Article The showdown between an eastern North Carolina hog farm and its neighbors continued Wednesday in the second day (not including a day dedicated […]
Industrial-Scale Pork on Trial in Federal Nuisance Lawsuits
March 31, 2018 News Industrial-Scale Pork on Trial in Federal Nuisance Lawsuits Saturday, March 31, 2018 | | Author: Emery P. Dalesio | Original Article RALEIGH, N.C. — Drive past clustered hog sheds containing thousands of animals in the country’s No. 2 pork-producing state on the wrong day and the reason hundreds of North Carolina neighbors are suing […]
WALLACE & GRAHAM RECEIVES A GREAT RULING ON AN ARBITRATION ISSUE AND U.S. SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO OVERTURN IT
April 6, 2015 News WALLACE & GRAHAM RECEIVES A GREAT RULING ON AN ARBITRATION ISSUE AND U.S. SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO OVERTURN IT Monday, April 6, 2015 | | Author: | Original Article On April 6, 2015, the United States Supreme Court denied reviewed of a petition filed by CashCall, Inc. asking it to review a decision […]
Seven lawsuits filed against Murphy-Brown
August 27, 2014 News Seven lawsuits filed against Murphy-Brown Wednesday, August 27, 2014 | Farm Nuisances injuries or diseases | Author: | Original Article Seven lawsuits filed against Murphy-Brown LLC in U.S. District Court Thursday allege the Smithfield Foods Inc. subsidiary failed to take steps to reduce nuisance and injury caused by its farms in Sampson and […]
The chemicals we willingly put in our mouth everyday may be causing more harm than good.
August 19, 2014 News The chemicals we willingly put in our mouth everyday may be causing more harm than good. Tuesday, August 19, 2014 | Chemical Related Cancers or Diseases | Author: | Original Article New research of consumer products has revealed that the cancer causing agent, Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical, is used in Colgate Total toothpaste and […]
Cancer and Diseases can be Related to Exposure to Solvents
July 29, 2014 News Cancer and Diseases can be Related to Exposure to Solvents Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | Occupational disease | Author: | Original Article “Millions of workers are exposed to solvents on a daily basis. Health hazards associated with solvent exposure include toxicity to the nervous system, reproductive damage, liver and kidney damage, respiratory impairment, cancer, and […]
New Research Concludes Diesel Exhaust Exposures cause’s Cancer in Workers
June 24, 2014 News New Research Concludes Diesel Exhaust Exposures cause’s Cancer in Workers Tuesday, June 24, 2014 | Chemical Related Cancers or DiseasesLung Cancer | Author: | Original Article Diesel engine exhaust has now been definitively linked to causing cancer in humans. A panel of experts working for the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded in June […]