North Carolina nuisance verdict ‘despicable,’ says Perdue

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue joined farm groups on Monday in calling for a $50 million judgment against a North Carolina hog farm to be overturned. “This is despicable,” Perdue said of the judgment reached by a federal jury in a lawsuit that challenged the hog farm as a nuisance that exposed neighbors to health risks… » Read More

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