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Miller Comment on Smithfield Lawsuit
DES MOINES. Following
is a comment in response to the lawsuit filed
yesterday by Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork processor.
Smithfield filed suit in Federal District Court alleging that portions
of Iowa's law prohibiting packer control of pork production is unconstitutional.
Comment by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller:
"As always, we will vigorously defend the validity of the statute enacted by the Legislature. Two successive General Assemblies took action to amend and strengthen Iowa law regulating corporate farming. The purpose of the law stated by the Legislature is to preserve free and private enterprise, prevent monopoly, and protect consumers."
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Senate File 2309, Seventy-ninth General Assembly
Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Defendant's Brief in Support of Resistance to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
Amicus Curiae Memorandum of Authorities in Resistance to Plaintiffs' Motion For Summary Judgment
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