Settlement talks fail in soybean seed lawsuit in Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers have failed to reach a settlement in a federal lawsuit claiming a soybean seed company purposely sold faulty seeds to black farmers in Mississippi.
A court filing by attorneys for Stine Seed Co. says mediation talks did not lead to an agreement to settle the suit. U.S. District Judge John Fowlkes had set a Friday mediation deadline.
The suit alleges Stine conspired with a seed salesman to sell defective seeds to the soybean farmers because they are black. The