by Elizabeth | Nov 27, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture
JUDICIAL: PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ANDREW WHEELER, et al., Defendants, & AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, et al., Intervenor-Defendants., No. C15-1342-JCC, 2018 WL 6169196 (W.D. Wash. Nov. 26, 2018); This matter comes before the Court on...
by Elizabeth | Nov 26, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Judicial: CLAUDIA CASSER, Plaintiff, v. TOWNSHIP OF KNOWLTON, et al., Defendants. Additional Party Names: Joseph Layton, Knowlton Twp. Planning Bd., Mark Hontz, Maser Consulting, Rabner, Robert Greenbaum, Ted Rodman, No. 3:17-CV-01174(PGS), 2018 WL 6069165 (D.N.J....
by Elizabeth | Nov 21, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Farm Service Agency, Food Safety and Inspection Service
JUDICIAL: BRUNS v. Hagen, 2018 WL 6049643 (Ill.App. 5 Dist.) The facts giving rise to this appeal stem from a drainage dispute on real estate designated by surveys as section 33 of Breese Township, Clinton County, Illinois. The initial lawsuit was filed by Paul and...
by Elizabeth | Nov 20, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update
Judicial: ELHANNON LLC, et al. v. THE F.A. BARTLETT TREE EXPERT COMPANY, 2018 WL 6040050 (D.Vt.); Before the Court was Defendant’s motion in limine to exclude Plaintiff from introducing evidence of Defendant’s alleged use of an “illegal” or “banned” chemical on...
by Elizabeth | Nov 19, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Judicial: DARITECH, INC., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff, v. GREG TE VELDE, an individual, formerly doing business as Willow Creek Dairy, & doing business as Lost Valley Farm, Defendant., No. 2:18-CV-00090-SU, 2018 WL 6012367 (D. Or. Nov. 16, 2018);Plaintiff...
by Elizabeth | Nov 16, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Daily Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service, Forestry, Intellectual Property, United States Department of Agriculture
LEGISLATIVE: OMAHA STEAKS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Appellant v. GREATER OMAHA PACKING CO., INC., Appellee, No. 2018-1152, 2018 WL 5985963 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 15, 2018); Omaha Steaks International, Inc. (“Omaha Steaks”) appeals a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal...
by Elizabeth | Nov 15, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Rural Utilities Service
Legislative: ANTLE MARKETING, INC., & CASTELLINI COMPANY, LLC PLAINTIFFS v. A.J. PASSAFIUME SONS, INC., et al. DEFENDANTS. Additional Party Names: Anthony Passafiume Jr., Pamela Passafiume, Rhonda Passafiume-Moss, Sebastian Passafiume, Teresa Passafiume, No....
by Elizabeth | Nov 14, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Daily Update, United States Department of Agriculture
Legislative: State v. Hammond, No. WD 80554, 2018 WL 5913131 (Mo. Ct. App. Nov. 13, 2018); After a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Cass County, Appellant Roy Vance Hammond was convicted of misdemeanor animal abuse, in violation of § 578.012. Hammond appeals. He...
by Elizabeth | Nov 13, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
Judicial: MAKHTESHIM AGAN OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. et al., Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE et al. Defendants. Additional Party Names: Dow AgroSciences LLC, FMC Corp., No. 8:18-CV-00961-PWG, 2018 WL 5846816 (D. Md. Nov. 8, 2018); This case arises out of...
by Elizabeth | Nov 12, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update
In honor of Veteran’s Day, many courts and the federal government are closed today. We will return with our typical daily update tomorrow.
by Elizabeth | Nov 9, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Daily Update, Farm Service Agency, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Judicial: ANNJEANETTE GILLIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MURPHY-BROWN, LLC d/b/a SMITHFIELD HOG PRODUCTION DIVISION, Defendant. Additional Party Names: State of Missouri, No. 7:14-CV-185-BR, 2018 WL 5831994 (E.D.N.C. Nov. 7, 2018): In 1999 and 2002, the State of Missouri...
by Elizabeth | Nov 8, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Food Safety and Inspection Service
Judicial: Caquelin v. United States, No. 14-37L, 2018 WL 5813009 (Fed. Cl. Nov. 6, 2018) This rails-to-trails takings case is before the court after a trial held on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The remand directed the court...
by Elizabeth | Nov 7, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, International Trade, Labor, Nutrition Programs, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Zoning
Judicial: State v. Gray, 428 P.3d 360 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018); A jury found Defendant guilty of “redeeming” food stamp benefits after he improperly used another person’s benefits to purchase food at a grocery store. Concluding that the redemption statute applied only to...
by Elizabeth | Nov 6, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Judicial: PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, INC., Plaintiff, v. TRI-STATE ZOOLOGICAL PARK OF WESTERN MARYLAND, INC., et al., Defendants. Additional Party Names: Animal Park, Care & Rescue, Inc., Robert Candy, No. 1:17-CV-02148-PX, 2018 WL 5761689, D....
by Elizabeth | Nov 5, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update
Judicial: Donald L. Sweet, Jr. & Preston L. Sweet v. Roy A. St. Pierre & Catherine St. Pierre d/b/a Woodlands Farms, 2018 VT 122 (Vt. Nov. 2, 2018): Plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs’ claim for unpaid wages under...
by Elizabeth | Nov 2, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Daily Update
Judicial: IN RE: 100% GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION This Document Relates to All Cases, No. 16 C 5802, 2018 WL 5717799 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 1, 2018): Defendants in this multidistrict litigation are purveyors of grated parmesan cheese...
by Elizabeth | Nov 1, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Daily Update, United States Department of Agriculture
Judicial: Minerva Dairy, Inc. v. Harsdorf, 905 F.3d 1047 (7th Cir. 2018); Minerva Dairy is an Ohio-based, family-owned dairy company that produces, among other products, Amish-style butters in small, slow-churned batches using fresh milk supplied by pasture-raised...
by Elizabeth | Oct 31, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Estate Planning, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Labeling, Forest Service, Forestry, heirs property, International Trade, Land Use Regulation, Landowner Liability, National Environmental Policy Act, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, Rural Utilities Service, Secured Transactions, United States Department of Agriculture
Judicial: NATHEL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, v. VINCENT B. ZANINOVICH & SONS, INC., Defendant., No. 118CV00729LJOSAB, 2018 WL 5316154 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 26, 2018); On May 29, 2018, Plaintiff Nathel International, Inc. filed this action for breach of contract and...
by Elizabeth | Oct 29, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Biosecurity, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act, Food Safety, International Trade, Pesticides, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Regulatory: Notice and request for comments: Rural Utilities Service, USDA; In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection...
by Elizabeth | Oct 26, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Daily Update, United States Department of Agriculture
Judicial: WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. JOHN & LINDA ROBEL, individually & as husband & wife; & ROBEL’S ORCHARD, a Washington Corp. &/or sole proprietorship owned by John & Linda Robel; VICKI POSA, a single person,...
