Source: JACKSONVILLE DAILY NEWS, 6/18/18

Ongoing litigation in Raleigh between trial lawyers and local swine operators could have a devastating effect on local hog farms. More than 89 lawsuits containing more than 500 plaintiffs are seeking punitive damages against hog farm operations using a “temporary nuisance” statute under North Carolina law, said N.C. Representative Jimmy Dixon. In April, Duplin County farmer Billy Kinlaw lost his case in Federal Court in Raleigh when a jury ruled in favor of Kinlaw’s neighbors in a $51 million judgment, according to court documents. Jurors found the farm to be a legal nuisance. …

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