AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 17th, 2019

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 17th, 2019

JUDICIAL: ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE & FARM SANCTUARY, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE, Defendants., No. 6:18-CV-06626-MAT, 2019 WL 3083025 (W.D.N.Y. July 15, 2019) Plaintiffs Animal Welfare Institute and...
AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 10th, 2019

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 10th, 2019

JUDICIAL: In re Spiech Farms, LLC, No. GK 17-05398-JTG, 2019 WL 2913270 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. July 3, 2019) This dispute requires the court to consider the following issues: (i) whether the Plaintiffs violated section 362(a)(3) by asserting causes of action in the...
AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 8th, 2019

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 8th, 2019

JUDICIAL: Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Ilano, No. 17-16760, 2019 WL 2571434 (9th Cir. June 24, 2019) In 2014, Congress amended the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (“HFRA”) to allow the United States Forest Service greater flexibility in managing the health of...
AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 5th, 2019

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 5th, 2019

REGULATORY: Notice: Office of the Secretary, USDA; The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (the Secretary) announces the establishment of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 (October 1, 2019-September 30, 2020) in-quota aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar...