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A federal jury has decided the world’s largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods, should pay $473.5 million to North Carolina residents neighboring its factory farms. Residents sued Smithfield Foods for “unreasonable nuisances” they suffered from odors, flies, and rumbling trucks, according to The Associated Press. This news comes just weeks after two related lawsuits awarded residents damages of about $75 million.
In a huge blow to Smithfield, the federal jury in this latest lawsuit awarded $23.5 million in compensatory damages and $450 million in punitive damages. Because of limits set by state law, however, the damages will be reduced to $94 million.
Those living near Smithfield’s factory farms, which hold thousands of pigs in cramped, filthy conditions, have had to deal with the facilities’ intense stench. According to a neighbor not involved in the lawsuit, the odor was comparable to that of rotting…
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