by Bra5c0 | Jun 18, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
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: If you have read any coverage of the ongoing...
by Bra5c0 | Jun 1, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
The Texas lawyer leading the lawsuit against a division of Smithfield Foods is a master of the art of turning a fact on its head. When he gave his opening statement in the second nuisance trial, without a blink Michael Kaeske told the jury the neighborhood where the...
by Bra5c0 | Apr 26, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC News
STATEMENT BY NORTH CAROLINA PORK COUNCIL ON VERDICT IN MCKIVER v. MURPHY-BROWN We’re greatly disappointed and saddened by the verdict. It’s an absolute shame the jury did not have the opportunity to personally visit the farm and was not allowed to hear all the...
by Bra5c0 | Mar 30, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
North Carolina hog farms have been in the news lately, much of it tied to pending lawsuits that allege the farms are a nuisance. One of the primary complaints has been that odor from the hog farms arises to a legal nuisance. We wanted to address that, and offer some...
by Bra5c0 | Mar 30, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
In publishing a recent story about the North Carolina pork industry, Rolling Stone magazine got it wrong on the small things – and the large. They got wrong what the top county in the state is for hogs and pigs. They got wrong the basics of legislation. They got...
