Darling Ingredients Suit Over Allegedly Noxious Smells Proceeds

Newark, N.J., residents adequately stated nuisance and other claims against a feed and fuel plant that allegedly smells of rotting animal carcasses, a federal court in the state ruled.

A claim for punitive damages against Darling Ingredients Inc., which runs the facility, may proceed for now, Judge Claire C. Cecchi said Tuesday for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Darling produces “commercial products such as feed and fuel out of animal byproducts and recycled cooking oils,” according to the court. The global producer allegedly “grinds and heats animal waste to render tallow, protein and meal byproducts” ...