Agricultural Verdicts of Interest: Monsanto & Smithfield (10/12/18)
Presented by Wagner Food Policy Alliance
Date:
October 12, 2018Time:
5:30pm - 7:30pmLocation:
The Puck Building - 295 Lafayette Street, Rice Conference Room & Newman Reception Area, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012
Both Monsanto and Smithfield, two of the largest agriculture companies in the US, were ordered to pay out large sums ($289 million and $473.5 million, respectively) to people who have been negatively affected by their operations. Join us for a conversation about the who, how and why of these verdicts. Our guests include:
Moderator Ellen Fried, NYU Food Studies Department
Michael Reese, Food Law Litigator, Reese LLP
Clark Binkley, Managing Attorney, Richman Law Group
Esmeralda Simmons, Founder/Executive Director, Center for Law and Criminal Justice
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