by Bra5c0 | Mar 6, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
It is difficult to find the right words to describe what was happening Tuesday as the Texas lawyer stood before a jury in Raleigh at the close of the fifth nuisance hog farm trial and pleaded for tens of millions of dollars – piles of money for himself and 10...
by Jen Kendrick | Dec 13, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC News
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 law, that Murphy-Brown is not willfully harming its...
by Bra5c0 | Dec 8, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
This past week, as in previous nuisance trials, there was a moment when the Texas lawyer stood before the jury and attempted with all his might to ignite in them the passions of ancient division: To make these cases about good versus evil. “This process,” he told the...
by Bra5c0 | Dec 7, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
The fourth nuisance trial is in the hands of a jury. And so, now, we wait. We wait for a just result. We wait for the signal that, yes, facts and truth can and will prevail in a courtroom 100 miles away from our farms. Importantly, we wait in a belief that the men and...
by Jen Kendrick | Dec 4, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
Having the advanced notice of pending hurricanes is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, farmers have time to prepare. We fill feed bins and fuel tanks, bring in mattresses for staff and tie down equipment. On the other hand it gives us a lot of time to worry. We...
by Bra5c0 | Nov 16, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
A nuisance lawsuit against a North Carolina hog farm, the fourth in a series of trials, began Wednesday in federal court in Raleigh. This case involves a farm in Sampson County. The Texas lawyer was back in town this week and he was again spinning quite a tale. In his...
