Boar’s Head Consumers to Settle Lawsuits Following Listeria Recalls

November 20, 2024 Diana Novak Jones, Reuters

Consumers who sued Boar’s Head after it recalled millions of pounds of deli meats over concerns of listeria contamination have agreed to settle their claims, their attorneys told a New York federal judge.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) Challenges Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife’s Illegal 24-Hour Surveillance of Crabbing Boats

The Department sustains the program by forcing fishermen to pay for electronic monitoring systems that they must install on their boats or else face criminal sanctions. Representing local crab fishing boat Captains Sara Franey, Brent Young and Mark Young, NCLA asks the Washington Superior Court to stop this unconstitutional surveillance regime, which does not improve upon cheaper, less intrusive existing methods for monitoring crab stocks.

McDonald’s Sues Top Meat Packers for Allegedly Colluding to Inflate the Price of Beef

The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry’s “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries, alleging a price fixing scheme for beef specifically.

Proposed Bar Harbor Area Salmon Farm Drops Lawsuit, Plans to Reapply for State Permits

The company that wants to build a salmon farm in the Bar Harbor area dropped its lawsuit against the state Monday and plans to resubmit its application for approvals, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Smithfield Foods Settles Pork Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $42M

July 8, 2022 Associated Press

Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which will likely only add to concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects meat prices.