black farmers filed suit against the usda in the case of pik fckd versus gli man. in 199, a judge agreed leading to more than a billion dollars in compensation. in the process of paying out the compensation, the government denied proxly 30% of farmers claims. so concerns about the the process led to a second settlement, known as pickford two, in 2010. the u.s. department of justice agreed to $1.25 billion settlement which began paying out claims last year. many agreed justice had come to generations of black farmers but last week this headline hit the front page of the new york times. the article detailed the allegation of claims that pik ford 2 characterized as a runaway claim.