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Smithfield hit with $473.5M verdict in hog nuisance case

08/03/18 3:26 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Bill Northey David Rouzer Jim Heimerl manure Murphy-Brown National Pork Producers Council North Carolina Pender County Smithfield thom tillis
A federal jury has awarded $473.5 million in damages to six North Carolinians, agreeing with them that odors from a Pender County hog farm were bad enough that they interfered with their right to enjoy their property.
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