U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Lawyers ask judge to OK $68M fees for work landing $181M chicken price class action settlement
It remains unclear how much consumers might get as a share of $111 million remaining in the settlement funds after lawyers and settlement administrators are paid. -
Antitrust suit vs big turkey farms over alleged turkey price fixing remains uncaged
Chicago judge allows bulk of class action to survive motion to dismiss -
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Federal appeals court slams USDA in decades-old farm wetlands case
A Hancock County, Ind., woman, whose farm family sued after the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied them benefits over removal of nine trees from their property decades ago, scored a victory in the long-running wetlands case with a federal appeals court's recent scathing ruling. -
Where's the pork? Woman slaps Walmart with class action, claims store brand pork and beans contains no actual pork
Just as actress Clara Peller famously asked “Where’s the beef?” in a series of memorable 1980s television commercials for fast food chain Wendy's, now a Schaumburg woman is demanding in a federal class action lawsuit to know where the pork is in Walmart’s store brand product labeled “Pork and Beans.” -
Lawsuit challenges city's "puppy mill" ordinance as litigation over similar county ordinance remains pending
Two Chicago pet shops and a Missouri-based animal- breeder have challenged a city of Chicago ordinance prohibiting the sale of pets from so-called “puppy mills,” saying the ordinance that is set to take effect in two weeks is unconstitutionally vague and would effectively put them out of business.
