by Jen Kendrick | Mar 8, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC News
We are again disappointed that honorable North Carolina pig farmers like Joey Carter, who lawfully operate in a highly regulated industry, can be deemed a nuisance. We are equally concerned about the long-term impact that these...
by Bra5c0 | Mar 7, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
In the closing moments of the nuisance trial this week, the Texas lawyer tried to persuade the jury that his ongoing attack in the courtroom, while seeking piles of money, isn’t about modern agriculture. That it’s not about pining for “the old days” – days when...
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 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 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...