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Sidney Herald: Court grants R-CALF motion in beef checkoff case for attorney fees, costs
Yesterday, a U.S. district court in Montana granted R-CALF USA’s motion for $145,428.08 in legal fees and $5,344.17 in costs the group incurred in procuring a preliminary injunction in its…
Bloomberg Law: Meatpackers Press for Covid-19 Vaccine to Protect Line Workers
Meatpacking workers and their employers are pushing to the front of the line for coronavirus vaccinations as state governments roll out their distribution plans to combat the pandemic.
Bloomberg Law: ‘No Evidence’ of Virus Litigation Wave as Businesses Seek Shield
The volume of lawsuits filed since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic that allege workplace safety violations—including sickness and death from lack of protective equipment, social distancing, and limiting exposure—has…
High Plains Journal: Ranch group files brief to prevent USDA from governing beef labeling, advertising
R-CALF USA recently submitted a motion to file a friend-of-the-court brief and a brief to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in an effort to prevent the Federal Meat Inspection…
Iowa PBS: Tyson Managers Fired; Water Lawsuit Challenged
In the capital city of Des Moines, oral arguments on the validity of a 2019 lawsuit on Iowa water quality were heard by the Iowa Supreme Court this week.
Des Moines Register: State argues before Iowa Supreme Court for dismissal of Raccoon River pollution suit
Attorneys debated before the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday a move by the state to dismiss a lawsuit by two environmental groups contending it has failed to do enough to curb pollution flowing into…
KMA Land: Iowa News Headlines Thursday, December 17, 2020
(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case where the state is asking that a lawsuit by environmental groups challenging the strategy for handling…
Associated Press: Iowa Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Water Pollution Case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to allow two groups to go to trial with a lawsuit claiming Iowa has allowed crop…
Agri-Pulse: Iowa Supreme Court hears nutrient pollution case
Lawyers for environmental groups and the state of Iowa tangled before the state’s Supreme Court Wednesday over whether environmental groups should be allowed to proceed with their case challenging Iowa’s…