December 20, 2012
A Maryland federal judge ruled in favor of chicken giant Perdue Farms Inc. and a contractor Thursday in an environmental group's suit alleging the contractor violated the Clean Water Act by polluting the Chesapeake Bay with poultry waste, finding after a bench trial that the group's evidence was insufficient.
March 01, 2012
A Maryland federal judge on Thursday refused to hand summary judgment to chicken giant Perdue Farms Inc. or an environmental group claiming a Perdue contractor violated the Clean Water Act by polluting Chesapeake Bay with poultry waste, sending the case to trial.
July 22, 2010
A federal judge has denied Perdue Farms Inc.'s request to dismiss a citizen suit accusing it of polluting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries with poultry waste in violation of the Clean Water Act.