Missouri attorney general sues meat processor for alleged pollution Industry News April 20, 2015 No Comments Fruitland American Meat charged with water pollution, illegal discharge and reporting failures.Read More
Family of deceased poultry worker sues employer Industry News March 26, 2015 No Comments The suit claims that the company makes a practice of having employees work up to 70 hours per week.Read More
Family of man killed in industrial accident sues meat company Industry News March 4, 2015 No Comments The lawsuit accuses the company of failing to follow safety procedures.Read More
Bettcher Industries and Suhner Companies reach legal settlement Industry News December 1, 2014 No Comments Bettcher had alleged infringement of several patents held by it pertaining to its Whizard Series II-style trimmer blades.Read More
Buckhead Beef sues two former executives, founders of new beef company Industry News December 1, 2014 No Comments Lawsuit alleges former president of Buckhead Beef and former buyer stole trade secrets and confidential information.Read More
National Beef settles “gang time” lawsuit at Kansas facility Industry News November 24, 2014 No Comments Gang time counts only the time the production line runs, reports the Associated Press.Read More
Perdue to remove “Humanely Raised” labels from chicken products Industry News October 14, 2014 No Comments Perdue Farms Inc. and The Humane Society of the United States have announced the settlement of two federal cases involving the claims.Read More
AMI statement on today's court decision in country-of-origin labeling (COOL) lawsuit July 29, 2014 No Comments U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denies AMI appeal for preliminary injunction to block implementation of USDA final rule on COOL.Read More
Foster Farms files lawsuit against Orkin over cockroaches Industry News June 2, 2014 No Comments The lawsuit claims Orkin should pay damages for failing to fulfill a contract to control cockroaches at the processing plant. Read More
Court of Appeals will review COOL En Banc April 7, 2014 No Comments The previous decision by the court has been vacated.Read More