The recent allegations that the US Department of Agriculture woefully mismanaged settlement money from the Pigford lawsuit may have major ramifications that threaten access to other USDA class action lawsuits…
The settlement program created to settle a series of class action lawsuits against the US Department of Agriculture has recently been rocked by revelations of massive fraud. Originating in the…
Black farmers who have alleged discrimination at the hand of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been given an extended opportunity to take part in USDA financial settlements. Between 1981…
Earlier this week, federal judge Paul Friedman approved a settlement proposed by the Department of Agriculture that would end a decades old struggle between black farmers and the USDA. Claiming…