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...
by Bra5c0 | Jun 27, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
The truth about the nuisance lawsuit brought by a Texas lawyer against a North Carolina hog farm cannot properly be told by the activists, or the bloggers, or the media, or the lawyers and lobbyists paid to mischaracterize what has taken place inside a federal...
by Bra5c0 | Jun 20, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
Expert testimony from a vitally important witness is missing from the nuisance trial in Raleigh underway against a Duplin County hog farm. The witness’ name is Dr. Pamela Dalton. Dr. Dalton is an expert on odor. Actually, not just any expert. Dr. Dalton is a...
by Jen Kendrick | Jun 19, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
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 Joey Carter, a Duplin County hog farmer, and Murphy Brown LLC, which is...