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July 26, 2022 In Press Release

Lawsuit Against Smithfield for Lying to Public Will Move Forward

For Immediate Release: July 26, 2022 Media Contacts: Peter Hart, phart@fwwatch.org Lucy Sears, lsears@publicjustice.net Lawsuit Against Smithfield for Lying to Public Will Move Forward Judge denies pork giant’s motion to dismiss case Smithfield Foods lost its bid to dismiss a case alleging that the meatpacking giant repeatedly lied to consumers throughout...

July 21, 2022 In News

Investigate Midwest: Her foot was crushed on the job. When she asked to be compensated for lost wages, ‘they said no.’

In Michigan, workers who are undocumented and get injured on the job are being denied wage-loss benefits based “solely” on their immigration status, according to a lawsuit....

June 14, 2022 In News

Law Street Media: Food & Water Watch Opposes Smithfield’s Motion to Dismiss in Meat Shortage and Worker Safety Case

Monday marked the filing of an opposition brief by Food & Water Watch (FWW) in its ongoing litigation against Smithfield Foods over the company’s purported lies about meat shortage and worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic....

June 10, 2022 In News, Press Release

Food Advocacy Groups Defend Lawsuit to Hold Smithfield Accountable for Lying to the Public at the Expense of Workers’ Lives

Today, Public Justice and Food & Water Watch submitted their opposition brief in response to Smithfield Foods’ motion to dismiss Food & Water Watch’s case. The case alleges that Smithfield Foods has repeatedly lied to consumers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to protect its bottom line...

May 19, 2022 In News

Grist: Is California giving its methane digesters too much credit?

Every year, California dairy farms emit hundreds of thousands of tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane, which gets released when livestock operations pool manure in open-air lagoons....

May 5, 2022 In News

The Fern: Today’s Quick Hits

A U.S. district court judge in Texas ruled that the National Black Farmers Association and the Association of American Indian Farmers can intervene in a lawsuit by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller to block federal debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers. (Public Justice)...

May 3, 2022 In News

WorkCompCentral: Court won’t dismiss complaint over benefits for undocumented workers

A Michigan trial court on Friday denied the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging workers compensation regulators are illegally and unconstitutionally denying benefits for occupational injuries based solely on the immigration status of the injured workers....

May 3, 2022 In Press Release

Texas court grants farmers of color groups to represent their own interests in debt relief case

Today, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a motion to intervene in a case concerning debt relief for farmers of color. Public Justice filed the motion to intervene in Miller v. Vilsack on behalf of the National Black Farmers...

May 2, 2022 In News

WKAR News: MI court advances workers’ compensation lawsuit for undocumented immigrants

A recent decision by the Michigan Court of Claims is letting a case move forward that could change the access that undocumented immigrants have to workers’ compensation benefits....

May 2, 2022 In Press Release

Una corte en Michigan avanza la demanda que aboga por la compensación de trabajadores indocumentados

El 28 de abril, el Tribunal de Reclamaciones del Estado de Michigan dictaminó negar la moción del demandado para una disposición sumaria en un caso relacionado con la compensación de trabajadores para inmigrantes indocumentados en Michigan. Esto permite que el caso continúe....

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Lawsuit Against Smithfield for Lying to Public Will Move Forward

Investigate Midwest: Her foot was crushed on the job. When she asked to be compensated for lost wages, ‘they said no.’

Law Street Media: Food & Water Watch Opposes Smithfield’s Motion to Dismiss in Meat Shortage and Worker Safety Case

Food Advocacy Groups Defend Lawsuit to Hold Smithfield Accountable for Lying to the Public at the Expense of Workers’ Lives

Grist: Is California giving its methane digesters too much credit?

The Fern: Today’s Quick Hits

WorkCompCentral: Court won’t dismiss complaint over benefits for undocumented workers

Texas court grants farmers of color groups to represent their own interests in debt relief case

WKAR News: MI court advances workers’ compensation lawsuit for undocumented immigrants

Una corte en Michigan avanza la demanda que aboga por la compensación de trabajadores indocumentados

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