nuisance

New SD Law Gives More Protection to Ag Operations
New SD Law Gives More Protection to Ag Operations
New SD Law Gives More Protection to Ag Operations
A new law in South Dakota makes it harder to file nuisance complaints or lawsuits against an agricultural operation.  South Dakota Searchlight said it will also limit the amount of monetary awards.  After legislators approved the bill earlier this winter, Governor Kristi Noem signed it at a Mitchell, South Dakota, implement dealership last week.  She said agricult...
Gag Order Struck Down in NC Nuisance Lawsuits
Gag Order Struck Down in NC Nuisance Lawsuits
Gag Order Struck Down in NC Nuisance Lawsuits
An appeals court struck down the gag order put into effect by the trial judge in the North Carolina hog nuisance lawsuits because it violated the First Amendment.  Meating Place said the court granted defendant Murphy-Brown’s request to strike down the gag order.  The three-jud...