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Advocacy Groups File Suit Against Hog Corporations
By Allison Mitchener | December 8Frustrations with the government's efforts to control the corporate hog industry have prompted advocacy groups like the Sierra Club to file suit against several hog companies -- starting with those in North Carolina.Fifteen of the nation's most prominent law firms will represent the groups in class action, civil action and nuisance lawsuits. The first state targeted by the suits is North Carolina, which is one of the nation's largest hog-producing states.N.C.