Source: NEWS & OBSERVER, 5/4/17

House Bill 467 – the fast-tracked legislation that limits the amount of money plaintiffs may be awarded in nuisance actions against “agriculture and forestry” operations – awaits Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature. Although HB 467 changes centuries-old law to protect all agricultural and forestry operations in North Carolina, the bill’s sponsors have not been shy about their principal motivation: protecting the hog industry from jury verdicts.

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