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ment of being publicly outed. • Some defendants in the lawsuits are pushing back, arguing that they're being squeezed for quick settlements even when they claim to have never downloaded anything. • A Kentucky woman, Jennifer Barker, is suing the five companies that targeted her and is seeking class-action status to hold the companies accountable for harassing calls for settlements. • The five companies, out of California and London, have filed more than 500 lawsuits in 17 states against John and Jane Does in recent years. • ___
Wis. Supreme Court to rule in case pitting large farm against town worried about water quality
• MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to rule Wednesday in a case in which a small town with three times as many cows as people is seeking greater authority to protect its water supply. • Communities throughout the rural Midwest have been keeping an eye on the lawsuit as they struggle to deal with the expansion of so-called factory farms. States throughout the farm belt have seen big farms get bigger as the agriculture industry continues to consolidate. • The Wisconsin lawsuit was filed by Magnolia, a town of 1,000 residents seeking (Continued on page 24)
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