by Elizabeth | Aug 5, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Antitrust
Posted August 6, 2015 A federal judge struck down Idaho’s ban on undercover videos at factory farms, ruling that state legislators wrongly criminalized free speech to protect prominent agricultural companies, according to a LA Times article available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Aug 3, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted August 3, 2015 A dozen lawsuits against the newly finalized “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule are scheduled to be heard together before the 6th Circuit Court based in Ohio, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. Capital Press also...
by Elizabeth | Jul 27, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted July 27, 2015 Federal court officers have recommended a life sentence for a peanut company executive convicted of selling salmonella-tainted food, according to a CNBC article available here. Stewart Parnell, former Peanut Corporation of America owner, is...
by Elizabeth | Jul 22, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted July 22, 2015 Missouri filed a lawsuit pushing the federal government to extend a key agricultural deadline, which is necessary to keep many of the state’s farmers eligible for crop insurance, according to a News Leader article available here....
by Elizabeth | Jul 22, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Finance and Credit, Grain Dealers, Taxation, Taxation
Posted July 22, 2015 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that grain storage bins are personal property pursuant to state law and may not be taxed as real property, according to a Court News Ohio article available here. Toledo Blade also published an article here. The...
