Emily Ashcraft

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Briefing Begins in Fourth Circuit Suit Challenging NC Law...

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and other environmental and animal rights organizations filed their opening brief on Tuesday in the...

Pilgrim’s Pride is First Company to Plead Guilty in...

Pilgrim’s Pride pled guilty in a District of Colorado criminal lawsuit to price-fixing allegations. The broiler chicken producer was issued a $107.9 million criminal fine. The United States Department...

Parties Agree to Dismiss Ninth Circuit Appeal in Farmworker...

On Monday, the United States Department of Agriculture filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the appeal in a Ninth Circuit court case around a new rule which was contested...

EPA Addresses “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water

On Tuesday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a press release two additional actions that it is taking to address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking...

New Complaint Adds Walmart and Sprouts as Baby Food...

Lawsuits regarding alleged fraud in the baby food industry following a House Subcommittee report continued to develop on Friday. Walmart and Sprouts were named as defendants in a District...

Foster Dairy Farms Employee Claims Workplace Fall Led to...

Laureano Arregon filed a complaint on Friday in the California Superior Court for Stanislaus County alleging that he was discriminated against and harassed because of an injury he received...