Source: Alan Wooten, BLADEN JOURNAL, 11/20/20



An appellate court in Richmond, Virginia, issued a split ruling Thursday morning on hog nuisance lawsuits and Smithfield Foods said later it has settled all the cases. “We have resolved these cases through a settlement that will take into account the divided decision of the court,” Smithfield Foods Chief Administrative Officer Keira Lombardo said in a statement, the Associated Press reported. The company did not disclose financial terms. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case in January before the coronavirus pandemic ramped up across the country.

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