GARY and ANNA-MARIE CUPPELS, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. MOUNTAIRE CORPORATION, an Arkansas corporation, MOUNTAIRE FARMS, INC. a Delaware corporation, MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE, INC. a Delaware Corporation

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Mountaire Farms reached a class action settlement agreement for $205 million in a case alleging the company’s chicken processing facility contaminated local land, air, and groundwater impacting the health and property of several hundred plaintiffs. The settlement includes $65 million in payments to residents and $140 million in facility upgrades to prevent future violations.

[To accompany State Case Law Update "Chicken Processor Reaches $205 Million Class Action Settlement in Waste Contamination Case" from Brooks Animal Law Digest Issue No. 86.]