Emily Ashcraft

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Following COVID-19 Aid Freeze, USDA Announces Suspension of Debt...

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is suspending all debt collections and foreclosures on farm loans because of the need for relief from the...

Center for Food Safety Asks Ninth Circuit to Cancel...

The Center for Food Safety filed a reply brief on Thursday in its Ninth Circuit lawsuit challenging the red food coloring additive placed in some of Impossible Foods’ meat...

Another Restaurant Joins Consolidated Chicken Antitrust Suit

Zaxby’s, a fast-casual restaurant specializing in chicken, joined a Northern District of Illinois consolidated antitrust lawsuit against the chicken industry, adding its claims to those of many other...

Cargill Moves Complaint Filed By Former Employee to Federal...

Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation removed a state court action against it regarding employment discrimination to the Eastern District of California on Tuesday, citing diversity jurisdiction. The plaintiff claimed that...

Lawsuit Claims Aldi’s Cheese Misrepresented as ‘Smoked’

On Wednesday, a consumer filed a class-action complaint in the Eastern District of New York against Aldi Inc., purporting that the Smoked White Cheddar - Deli Sliced Cheese sold...

Duke Energy Reaches $1.1B Settlement in Coal Ash Pollution...

On Monday, Duke Energy reached a settlement of $1.1 billion resulting from the coal ash pollution it caused in North Carolina. The agreement was reached between the North Carolina...