Five local residents – Michael Pearson, Michael and Virginia Brandt, and James and Silvia Suter – filed their suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Pendleton against Lamb Weston, Madison Ranches, Threemile Canyon Farms, the Port of Morrow and Beef Northwest. The lawsuit seeks class action status for the case on behalf of all affected residents in Morrow and Umatilla counties who own or rent their homes, which could bring tens of thousands of other plaintiffs into the suit. Read more.