by Bra5c0 | Aug 3, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
“He that is of an Opinion that Money will do every Thing, may well be suspected of doing every Thing for Money.” – From Benjamin Franklin’s 1753 “Poor Richard’s Almanack” The Texas lawyer was deep into his closing argument in the third hog farm trial on...
by Bra5c0 | Jul 31, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
One of the hardest things about watching the third hog farm trial is to also watch a litany of courtroom distortions, especially about the people ultimately in charge of the farms at issue in this trial. It’s a group led by a man named Dean Hilton. In court, the Texas...
by Bra5c0 | Jul 24, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
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 the stand Tuesday. And, yes, there...
by Bra5c0 | Jul 20, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
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 Texas lawyer was originally against...
by Bra5c0 | Jul 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
On Tuesday, a world away from the federal courtroom in Raleigh, a great crowd gathered on the farm of Joey Carter in Duplin County. It was young and old, it was farmers and city folks, and even some media came and looked in for a bit before heading away to file their...
by Bra5c0 | Jul 5, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
A lot of people want to know how in the world a Texas lawyer convinced a North Carolina jury that a responsible, well-run hog farm is a legal nuisance, punishable with a (soon-to-be-reduced) $25 million verdict. The answer may have nothing to do with pigs – and...
