Emily Ashcraft

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USDA Announces it is Reinstating Welfare Standards for Animals...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday that it is going to reinstate animal welfare standards for farms that produce organic meat. These standards were withdrawn...

Attorney’s Fees Lawsuit Following Genetically Modified Corn Settlement Appealed...

Judge John W. Lungstrum’s order in a District of Kansas multidistrict litigation lawsuit regarding attorneys fees, given on June 4, was appealed to the Tenth Circuit by the plaintiffs...

Chicken Purchasers Seek Final Settlement Approval Regarding Antitrust Claims

Plaintiffs who purchased broiler chickens directly from processing facilities, including primarily restaurants and transportation companies, asked the Northern District of Illinois to grant final approval to their settlement...

Settlement Between Consumers and Kellogg’s Given Preliminary Approval on...

Judge Lucy H. Koh of the Northern District of California gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by consumers against Kellogg Sales Company...

Growers Object to Partial Dismissal in Dicamba Registration Lawsuit

On Tuesday, the American Soybean Association and Plains Cotton Growers Inc. filed an objection to the Environmental Protection Agency’s request asking the District of Columbia District Court for a...

In Rem Lawsuit Filed Against 3,100 Pounds of Meat...

The United States filed an Eastern District of Pennsylvania complaint on Monday against about 3,100 pounds of poultry, beef, and hog carcasses and carcass trimmings, including one beef carcass...