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Update: The judge who ruled three times against Smithfield Foods in hog nuisance suits has been replaced without explanation.
The story also notes that "A state legislator who represents the industry's core turf in the country's No. 2 pork-producing state has accused Britt of 'unbridled bias' in managing the three trials so far. Britt is 'an old has-been judge with an observable bias against the hog industry and he ran Lady Justice out of his courtroom,' Republican Rep. Jimmy Dixon wrote in a newspaper column last month."
Nothing suspicious to see here, keep moving along ...
Update: The judge who ruled three times against Smithfield Foods in hog nuisance suits has been replaced without explanation.
The story also notes that "A state legislator who represents the industry's core turf in the country's No. 2 pork-producing state has accused Britt of 'unbridled bias' in managing the three trials so far. Britt is 'an old has-been judge with an observable bias against the hog industry and he ran Lady Justice out of his courtroom,' Republican Rep. Jimmy Dixon wrote in a newspaper column last month."
Nothing suspicious to see here, keep moving along ...
We all know how politics works.....the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Until the little guy gains a collective loud voice, the loudest wheel will continue to be big business.
Something I've noticed about Tillis in particular is that he typically stands behind big business and if you're the "little guy" , it's a safe bet that you'll be on the losing side of one of his actions, minus a few ideological quirks that are outside of the realm of this thread's discussion. Although it's a rampant problem in the political arena, Tillis is noticeably worse than average on that measure from what I've seen.
On a different note, there's a staggering amount of money involved in the lawsuit that the neighbors brought. There must be some extremely valuable property involved for it to be in rural eastern NC.
On a different note, there's a staggering amount of money involved in the lawsuit that the neighbors brought. There must be some extremely valuable property involved for it to be in rural eastern NC.
I think it has more to do with the egregious behavior of Smithfield Foods than property values.
Maybe they'll figure out that it's Smithfield that's screwing them, not their neighbors or the court. The reaction to these lawsuits is baffling. They are mounting a political campaign against a lawsuit. Interesting strategy. It would probably be easier to improve sewage treatment at the hog farms.
This may or may not have something to do with the lawsuits (no reason was given), but Smithfield Foods is closing their distribution center in Clayton next month.
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