Yahoo news says this is just over two hours old. I couldn't find it anywhere when I checked the forums but I may have missed it. Sorry if it's a dupeBy PHILLIP RAWLS, Associated Press Writer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal judge threw out a jury's $1.28 billion verdict against the nation's largest beef packer, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., ruling Friday that it did not illegally manipulate cattle prices.
U.S. Senior District Judge Lyle Strom said the cattlemen who sued the Arkansas-based company failed to produce evidence at trial to support the verdict "with respect to both liability and damages."
Strom granted a motion filed by Tyson, which had denied using its contracts with a select few ranchers to drive down cattle prices for other producers.
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In asking Strom to throw out the verdict, Tyson argued that the jury didn't follow the law closely enough. The company also suggested that the subject matter and applicable law may have been too complex for the jurors.
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