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TheWrap@NCCapitol (April 10, 2017)

After much heated debate, the House approved a bill Monday to limit the liability of agricultural or forestry operations in lawsuits filed by nearby residents over odor and other nuisances, but only after a provision to apply the legislation to pending litigation against pork giant Smithfield Foods was dropped.
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After much heated debate, the House approved a bill Monday to limit the liability of agricultural or forestry operations in lawsuits filed by nearby residents over odor and other nuisances, but only after a provision to apply the legislation to pending litigation against pork giant Smithfield Foods was dropped.

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Posted 2017-04-10T22:30:00-0400 - Updated 2017-04-10T22:30:00-0400