Source: Betsy Freese, SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 11/3/20


Nuisance lawsuits can keep swine producers from expanding or continuing in business, and lead to huge legal and operational costs. While many states in the U.S. have enacted right-to-farm laws that help deter nuisance lawsuits or provide some legal protections to farms, this hasn’t stopped plaintiff’s groups from filing suit. The settlements and jury verdicts can be extreme.

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