Lawsuit Update
As provided for in the Clean Water Act, the Hudsons have filed to be reimbursed by the Waterkeeper Alliance for legal fees incurred from the lawsuit brought against and Perdue Farms. Judge Nickerson ruled against the Waterkeeper Alliance in a strongly worded decision issued December 20, 2012. You can read the legal filing submitted today supporting the request for fees here. The same judge will decide whether or not to award legal costs. The Waterkeeper Alliance has two weeks to respond.
Save Farm Families News Release
On Thursday December 20th Judge Nickerson ruled unequivocally in favor of the Hudson family farm putting an end to three years of litigation. To read the full ruling click here.
SaveFarmFamilies.org end of trial statement:
"All along we've said that this lawsuit threatens family farms across the country, and the trial revealed the true agenda of the groups and of the individuals involved in the case – to use trumped up pollution charges to attack poultry farms. We believe it's clear that the Waterkeeper Alliance, the Assateague Coastal Trust and the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic did not prove their case. They have continuously changed their story to find some reason to vilify a hardworking farm family just because they raise chickens. The best they could come up with is that dust from the poultry house fans and the small amount of litter from foot traffic in and out of the poultry house constitute a violation of the Clean Water Act.
To add insult to injury, two of three lawyers at the plaintiff's table the past three weeks have been Maryland state employees. The Waterkeepers' use of the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic as a tool in its publicly announced "hard-nosed litigation" tactics against a Maryland citizen and Maryland corporation is, as Governor O'Malley has already stated, an "injustice."
The farming community looks forward to a favorable ruling and an opportunity for the Hudson family to see their lives return to normal."
Support for Hudsons Continues to Grow as Trial Driven by Waterkeeper Alliance Approaches on October 9.
Support for SaveFarmFamilies.org continues to grow.
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SaveFarmFamilies.org Frequently Asked Questions Sheet »
SaveFarmFamilies.org Myth vs. Fact Sheet »
SaveFarmFamilies.org is assisting the Hudsons with their mounting legal bills and raising awareness about the dire threat posed by environmental activists who sue first and ask questions later.
In November 2011, Governor O'Malley wrote a letter in support of the Hudsons. Read the letter here.
For information on the Waterkeeper Alliance's anti-agriculture agenda, visit activistcash.com.
It is time to stand up for our way of life. It is time to stand up for the Hudsons.
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