Emily Ashcraft

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Turkey Producers say Amended Complaint did Not Fix Issues...

On Thursday, defendants in a lawsuit alleging antitrust in the turkey industry sought a judgment in their favor from the Northern District of Illinois on 27 unjust enrichment claims...

Meatpacking Workers Claim OSHA Should Do More to Protect...

Friends of Farmworkers, also known as Justice at Work, and additional unnamed plaintiffs claimed in a response filed on Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Middle District that the Occupational Safety...

Ninth Circuit Affirms Decision to Deny Class Certification in...

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of class certification in a lawsuit against Champion Petfoods in an opinion filed on Wednesday. The court determined that the plaintiff’s...

U.S. Challenges Canadian Dairy Tariffs Under the USMCA

The United States filed a dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) challenging the tariff-rate quotas Canada allocated to dairy products on Wednesday. The dispute accused Canada of restricting...

Tyson Says the Court is the “Wrong Forum” for...

Tyson Foods told the Northern District of Iowa on Tuesday that it should not allow the plaintiffs to amend their complaint another time in a lawsuit alleging workplace injuries...

New EPA Rule Will Require Cost Analysis for Clean...

At a virtual event on Wednesday, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that a rule designed to improve the Clean Air Act (CAA)...