Emily Ashcraft

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Court Denies Intervention in Farmworker Wage Rate Lawsuit

The California Eastern District Court denied attempts from organizations representing agricultural employers to intervene in and stay a lawsuit regarding wage rates for farmworkers after a hearing on Tuesday.  The...

Tyson Moves Another Lawsuit Alleging it is at Fault...

Another lawsuit against Tyson Foods, Inc. and related entities and individuals regarding COVID-19 pandemic deaths was moved to federal court on Monday.  The lawsuit was initially filed on April...

27 Lawsuits Filed Against Syngenta in One Day Regarding...

The consolidation of lawsuits regarding paraquat, a herbicide which purportedly causes Parkinson’s disease, into the Southern District of Illinois led to a second spike in lawsuits filed against Syngenta...

USDA Announces Grants to Help Meat Processing Facilities Comply...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday that it is spending $55.2 million in grants as part of an effort to bolster inspections for meat and poultry, specifically,...

United Farm Workers Argues Groups Representing Employers Should Not...

The United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation argued in the Eastern District of California lawsuit they filed against the Department of Labor that the court should deny the requests...

U.S. Says Tiger King Park Should Face More Sanctions...

The United States told the Eastern District of Oklahoma on Friday that Tiger King, an exotic animals park featured in a Netflix series, is still not in compliance with...