Reading Time: 2 minutes Archer-Daniels-Midland Co intentionally failed to test and maintain safety systems on its grain equipment for years, which contributed to an explosion that immolated a U.S. worker and put him in a coma last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the company.
ADM accused of misconduct, lack of safety inspections after explosion hurt US worker
McDonald’s sues major beef producers in US price-fixing lawsuit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters – McDonald’s has sued JBS, Tyson Foods and other leading meat processing and packing companies for allegedly conspiring for years to limit beef supplies, boosting their profits while causing the fast food giant to pay artificially higher prices. McDonald’s said in a lawsuit filed on Friday in Brooklyn federal court that the meatpackers, also including Cargill […] Read more
Maple Leaf Foods defends against claims it used Canada Bread as a shield in price fixing investigation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maple Leaf Foods says legal claims brought by Canada Bread in relation to an ongoing investigation into allegations of bread price fixing are manufactured and without merit.
Green group sues Tyson Foods for allegedly false climate claims
Reading Time: < 1 minute An environmental group is suing U.S.-based meat processor Tyson Foods for allegedly misleading consumers by saying it will reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and marketing climate-friendly beef without meaningful plans to achieve those goals.
Bayer, others defeat US farmers’ chemical price-fixing lawsuit
Reading Time: < 1 minute A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing agriculture giants Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta and others of conspiring with wholesalers and retail outlets to fix prices for seeds and crop protection chemicals, causing farmers to pay higher prices
Canada Bread takes legal action against Maple Leaf in bread price fixing matter
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Bread Company has taken legal action against Maple Leaf Foods in a move it says will protect its financial and legal interests in relation to an ongoing alleged bread price fixing matter.
U.S. grocer Kroger wins dismissal of ‘farm fresh’ egg lawsuit
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kroger, one of the largest U.S. grocers, won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers by using the familiar "farm fresh" label to describe eggs that came from caged hens in industrial settings.
Loblaw and parent company to pay out $500 million in bread price fixing settlement
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grocery giant Loblaw (Loblaw Companies Limited) and parent company George Weston Limited announced yesterday a $500 million settlement had been reached concerning their involvement in a bread price-fixing scandal.
Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused "environmental damage" by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allowed under law, according to court documents seen by Reuters.
Farmers Edge disputes merits of claim made by former investors
Proposed class action suite alleges investors received misleading information prior to the company's 2021 IPO
Reading Time: 2 minutes Former investors in Manitoba-based ag tech firm Farmers Edge have asked the B.C. Supreme Court to certify a class action lawsuit against the company, former leaders and its main shareholder. Farmers Edge, founder and former CEO Wade Barnes, former chief financial officer David Patrick, Fairfax Financial Holdings and several financial underwriters are named in the suit asking for a combined total of $270 million in damages.
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