Massachusetts Restaurant Association et al. v. Healy et al.
Issue
On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the Restaurant Law Center, jointly with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, HospitalityMaine, New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association, Rhode Island Hospitality Association, and the National Pork Producers Council, filed a lawsuit against the State of Massachusetts to stop it from enforcing a law that would limit what meat products could be sold in Massachusetts and distributed through Massachusetts to other states.
August 11, 2022
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a Stipulation and Joint Motion To Stay, agreed to by all parties, to stop the enforcement of the Massachusetts “Pork Rules” scheduled to begin on August 15, 2022.