Mountaire Farms reached a $205 million agreement with Delaware residents to end allegations that its chicken plant contaminated properties and groundwater, saying Monday the deal will set up a compensation fund for residents and upgrade the company's facilities.

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A Delaware state judge has imposed $28,320 in sanctions against chicken processing plant Mountaire Corp. for overredacting documents produced in discovery in a suit over alleged water pollution, saying he was already "flabbergasted" by the company's conduct but more recent revelations in the case show it's gone too far.

A Delaware chicken processing plant can't avoid a proposed class action alleging the operation released dangerous amounts of sludge and wastewater just because the company's owner is based in Arkansas, a Delaware state judge has ruled.