Environmental group could be liable for $3M in water pollution legal fees

An Eastern Shore chicken farmer in business with Perdue Farms who was unsuccessfully sued by an advocacy organization for alleged water pollution is asking for $500,000 in legal fees from the environmental group, the Capital Gazette reported.

Alan Hudson, who won a three-year legal battle in December against Waterkeeper Alliance, claims the case was an excruciating ordeal that has left a traumatic mark on his family despite a court ruling in his favor. Perdue is also seeking reimbursement for $2.5…