Case Law Index
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
January 1, 2002 - August 1, 2008
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving the National Organic Program that were decided on or after January 1, 2002. For those cases that have been summarized by the National Agricultural Law Center, a link is provided to the summary. The index will be regularly updated to reflect new judicial developments. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order.
FIRST CIRCUIT
In re Bartlett, Bankr. No. 05-45130-HJB, Adv. No. 06-04045, 2007 WL 1111251 (Bankr. D.Mass. Apr. 12, 2007)
F.C. Bloxom Co. v. Dee Produce Corp., Civil No. 04-2043(HL), 2007 WL 120718 (D.P.R. Jan. 11, 2007)
Tropical Banana Co. v. Juan's Dominican Market, Inc., No. C.A. 05-342T, 2006 WL 2927320 (D.R.I. Sept. 18, 2006)
Movsovitz & Sons of Fla., Inc. v. Scotiabank, 447 F.Supp. 2d 156 (D.P.R. 2006)
Brigiotta's Farmland Produce & Garden Ctr., Inc. v. Przykuta, Inc., No. 05-CV-273S, 2006 WL 3240729 (W.D.N.Y. July 13, 2006)
Carnival Fruit Co. v. Grewal, No. 04-CV-252-SM, 2006 WL 276736 (D.N.H. Jan. 31, 2006)
Movsovitz & Sons of Fla., Inc. v. Axel Gonzalez, Inc., 367 F.Supp. 2d 207 (D.P.R. 2005)
Alphas Co. v. Pauly Product Co., No. Civ. 04-CV-61-JD, 2005 WL 1713407 (D.N.H. June 23, 2005)
Bernath v. Potato Serv. of Mich., 300 F.Supp. 2d 175 (D.Me. 2004)
B.C. Produce, Inc. v. G & G Lambert, Inc., No. Civ.A. 02-10875RWZ, 2003 WL 22113426 (D.Mass. Sept. 12, 2003)
SECOND CIRCUIT
Ger-Nis Int'l, LLC v. FJB, Inc., No. 07 CV 898(CM), 2008 WL 2600074 (S.D. N.Y. June 25, 2008) (property subject to statutory trust)
Agri Exotic Trading, Inc. v. New Man Designed Sys., Ltd., No. 07-CV-0049 (NG)(MDG), 2008 WL 2397565 (E.D. N.Y. June 12, 2008) (entitlement to damages)
Watermelon Express, Inc. v. Randone, No. 06 Civ. 10199(WHP), 2008 WL 2156729 (S.D. N.Y. May 19, 2008) (person in control of PACA assets)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. U.S., No. 06-4838-ag, 2008 WL 686375 (2nd Cir. Mar. 12, 2008) (bribing a produce inspector)
RHA Trading Inc. v. LNM Tropical Imp., LLC, No. 06 CIV 7126(GEL), 2007 WL 4440929 (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 18, 2007) (enforcement of default reparation order)
Watermelon Express, Inc. v. Marine Park Farmer's Mkt., Inc., No. 05-CV-4649 (FB)(JO), 2007 WL 4125105 (E.D. N.Y. Nov. 16, 2007) (pretrial interest, attorney's fees, and other costs)
Sage Fruit Co., LLC v. Michail Nash Corp., No. 07-CV-4204(CPS), 2007 WL 3226639 (E.D. N.Y. Oct. 29, 2007) (preliminary injunction)
Root Bros. Farms v. Mak, No. 05 Civ. 10863(LBS)(HBP), 2007 WL 2789481 (S.D. N.Y. Sept. 25, 2007) (notice under PACA)
Top Banana, L.L.C. v. Dom's Wholesale & Retail Center, Inc., No. 04 CV 2666(GBD), 2007 WL 2746810 (S.D. N.Y. Sept. 19, 2007) (Individual in control of PACA trust assets)
Watermelon Express, Inc. v. Marine Park Farmer's Mkt., Inc., No. CV 05-4649(FB)(JO), 2007 WL 4125111 (E.D. N.Y. Sept. 14, 2007) (awarding of pre-judgment interest and attorney's fees)
Coosemans Specialties, Inc. v. Gargiulo, 485 F.3d 701 (2nd Cir. 2007)
Ger-Nis Int'l, L.L.C. v. FJB, Inc., No. 07-CV-898 (RCC), 2007 WL 656851 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 1, 2007)
Lee Loi Indus., Inc. v. Impact Brokerage Corp., 473 F.Supp. 2d 566 (S.D.N.Y. 2007)
Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. Inn Foods, Inc., 206 Fed. App'x 34 (2nd Cir. 2006)
Hunts Point Tomato Co. v. USDA, 204 Fed. App'x 981 (2nd Cir. 2006)
G & T Terminal Packaging Co. v. USDA, 468 F.3d 86 (2nd Cir. 2006)
"R" Best Produce, Inc. v. Shulman-Rabin Mktg. Corp., 467 F.3d 238 (2nd Cir. 2006)
Hintz & Reiman, Inc. v. J&J Produce, No. 05 Civ. 5739 LTS/KNF, 2006 WL 709106 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 21, 2006)
Genecco Produce, Inc. v. Sol Group Mktg. Co., No. 04-CV-6282 CJS, 2006 WL 328385 (W.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2006)
D.M. Rothman & Co. v. Korea Commercial Bank of N.Y., 411 F.3d 90 (2nd Cir. 2005)
Consumers Produce Co. v. M & T Chirico, Inc., No. 04-CV-295C(SR), 2005 WL 2420355 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2005)
Genecco Produce, Inc. v. Sandia Depot, Inc., 386 F.Supp. 2d 165 (W.D.N.Y. 2005)
Cont'l Food Group, L.L.C. v. P.J. Produce, Inc., 372 F.Supp. 2d 750 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
A & J Produce Corp. v. Chang, 385 F.Supp. 2d 354 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Top Banana, L.L.C. v. Dom's Wholesale & Retail Ctr., Inc., No. 04 Civ.2666(GBD) (AJP), 2005 WL 1149774 (S.D.N.Y. May 16, 2005)
Top Banana, L.L.C. v. Dom's Wholesale & Retail Ctr., Inc., No. 04 CV 2666(GBD), 2005 WL 1529736 (S.D.N.Y. June 28, 2005)
Dayoub Mktg., Inc. v. S.K. Produce Corp., No. 04 Civ. 3125(WHP), 2005 WL 3006032 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2005)
E. Armata, Inc. v. Korea Commercial Bank of N.Y., 367 F.3d 123 (2nd Cir. 2004)
Am. Banana Co. v. Republic Nat. Bank of N.Y., 362 F.3d 33 (2nd Cir. 2004) (statutory trust rights)
B.T. Produce Co. v. Robert A. Johnson Sales, Inc., 354 F.Supp. 2d 284 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (reparations award)
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Pac. Tomato Growers, Ltd., No. 02 Civ. 1615(DC), 2004 WL 2471492 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 1, 2004)
Nobles-Collier, Inc. v. Hunts Point Tomato Co., No. 02 Civ. 4128(LMM), 02 Civ. 5287(LMM), 2004 WL 102756 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 22, 2004) (attorneys' fees)
Spinale v. United States, No. 03Civ.1704KMWJCF, 2004 WL 50873 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 9, 2004)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. DiMare Homestead, Inc., 329 F.3d 123 (2nd Cir. 2003) (reparations award)
In re Delyser, 295 B.R. 430 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2003) (statutory trust)
Horizon Mktg. v. Kingdom Int'l Ltd., 244 F.Supp. 2d 131 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) (preliminary injunction; statutory trust)
Albee Tomato Co. v. Korea Commercial Bank of N.Y., 282 F.Supp. 2d 6 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (liability of bank)
Am. Banana Co. v. PMD Produce Brokerage Corp., No. 96 Civ. 8127(RO), 2003 WL 22999204 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2003)
"R" Best Produce, Inc. v. Eastside Food Plaza, Inc., No. 02 Civ. 6925(DLC), 2003 WL 22231577 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2003) (liability of corporate officer)
Eastside Food Plaza, Inc. v. "R" Best Produce, Inc., No. 03 Civ. 106(SAS), 2003 WL 21727788 (S.D.N.Y. July 23, 2003) (standing)
Talpa Sales, Inc. v. "R"' Best Produce Inc., No. 03 Civ. 106(DLC), 2003 WL 1845234 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 3, 2003)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. Dimare Homestead, Inc., 222 F.Supp. 2d 399 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (attorneys' fees)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. DiMare Homestead, Inc., 213 F.Supp. 2d 314 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (reparations award)
E. Armata, Inc. v. David Lee's Produce Serv. Corp., No. 99 Civ.2042(AGS), 2002 WL 31834451 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2002) (liability of bank)
"R" Best Prod., Inc. v. 646 Corp., No. 00 Civ. 8536(HB), 2002 WL 31453909 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2002)
Regal Mktg. Inc. v. Sonny & Son Produce Corp., No. 01 Civ.1911(WK), 2002 WL 1788026 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 2002)
THIRD CIRCUIT
Pac. Int'l Mktg. v. A & B Produce, Inc., Nos. 03-3564, 03-5556, 2007 WL 2253521 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 2, 2007) (individual officer liability)
Baiardi Food Chain v. United States, 482 F.3d 238 (3rd Cir. 2007)
Pac. Int'l Mktg., Inc. v. A & B Produce, Inc., 462 F.3d 279 (3rd Cir. 2006)
Botman Int'l, B.V. v. Int'l Produce Imp., Inc., 205 Fed. App'x 937 (3rd Cir. 2006)
In re Fleming Co., No. 03-10945(MFW), 03-56207(MFW), Civ. 03-1049-SLR, 04-54600(MFW), Civ. 04-1284-SLR, 2006 WL 2793176 (D.Del. Sept. 28, 2006)
In re Zagara's Fresh Markets, L.L.C., No. 03-43017 (GMB), 2006 WL 4452980 (Bankr. D.N.J. Apr. 13, 2006)
Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Paglia, 411 F.3d 415 (3rd Cir. 2005) (individual liability)
J. Ambrogi Food Distrib. Inc. v. Top Dog America's Bar & Grille of PA, Inc., No. Civ.A.05-337, 2005 WL 1655891 (E.D. Pa. July 14, 2005)
Botman Int'l, B.V. v. Int'l Produce Imp., Inc., No. Civ.A.99-5088, 2005 WL 1532533 (E.D. Pa. June 29, 2005)
In re Fleming Co., 316 B.R. 809 (D.Del. 2004) (definition of "perishable agricultural commodities")
In re Fleming Co., 316 B.R. 809 (D.Del. 2004) (attorneys' fees)
Chiquita Brands Co. N. Am. v. J & J Foods, Inc., No. Civ.A. 03CV05283, 2004 WL 2536860 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 8, 2004)
Botman Int'l, B.V. v. Int'l Produce Imp., Inc., No. Civ.A. 99 CV 5088, 2004 WL 1686948 (E.D. Pa. July 28, 2004)
Pac. Int'l Mktg., Inc. v. A & B Produce, Inc., No. Civ.A.03-3564, Civ.A.03-5556, 2004 WL 1638133 (E.D. Pa. July 20, 2004)
Phillips Mushroom Farms, L.P. v. Gold Star Mushroom Co., No. Civ.A. 00-CV-6397, 2004 WL 620166 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 29, 2004)
In re Masdea, 307 B.R. 466 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 2004) Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Paglia, 307 F.Supp. 2d 682 (W.D. Pa. 2004)
Phillies Tomato & Produce Corp. v. Veneman, No. Civ.A. 01-3502, 2002 WL 32356398 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 28, 2002)
FOURTH CIRCUIT
In re Walford, 374 B.R. 184 (Bankr. M.D. N.C. 2007) (defalcation of PACA trust)
Nickey Gregory Co. v. Robison Farms, L.L.C., Civil Action No. 6:06-02070-HMH, 2006 WL 2161961 (D.S.C. July 28, 2006)
Sudano v. USDA, 131 Fed. Appx. 404 (4th Cir. 2005)
Nickey Gregory Co. v. Capital Produce Distrib., Inc., No. 3:04-CV-248, 2005 WL 2445905 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 4, 2005)
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A.5:04 CV 00015, 2005 WL 1785134 (W.D. Va. July 21, 2005)
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A.5:04 CV 00015, 2005 WL 1785137 (W.D. Va. July 21, 2005)
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A 5:04 CV 00015, 2004 WL 1381165 (W.D. Va. June 17, 2004)
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A.5:04 CV 00015, 2004 WL 943900 (W.D. Va. Apr. 30, 2004)
FIFTH CIRCUIT
Sazone Brokerage, Inc. v. J & M Produce Sales, Inc., No. 4:08-CV-177-Y, 2008 WL 731975 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 19, 2008) (Temporary Restraining Order)
Bocchi Am. Assoc. Inc. v. Commerce Fresh Marketing Inc., 515 F.3d 383 (5th Cir. 2008) (qualifying for statutory trust protection)
Partner's Produce, Inc. v. Transpecos Foods, L.P., Nos. SA-07-CA-220-WWJ, P-07-CV-11-WWJ, 2007 WL 3118283 (W.D. TX. Aug. 23, 2007) (who is a trustee)
In re Dixie Produce & Packaging, L.L.C., Bankr. No. 05-13410, Adv. No. 05-01098, 2007 WL 1239205 (Bankr. E.D. La. Apr. 27, 2007)
Ideal Sales, Inc. v. Taylor Farms Texas, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:06-CV-1512-G, 2007 WL 1599143 (N.D. Tex. June 4, 2007)
William E. McBryde, Inc. v. Rodriguez, Civil Action No. SA-07-CA-143-X, 2007 WL 628793 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 13, 2007)
Fleming Cos. v. Dept. of Agric., 164 Fed. App'x 528 (5th Cir. 2006)
Bocchi Americas Assoc. v. Commerce Fresh Mktg., Inc., Civil Action No. H-04-02411, 2006 WL 2882721 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 6, 2006)
Bocchi Americas Assoc. v. Commerce Fresh Mktg., Inc., Civil Action No. H-04-02411, 2006 WL 2882728 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 6, 2006)
Fresh Am. Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 393 F.Supp. 2d 411 (N.D. Tex. 2005)
In re Hermes, No. Civ.A. SA05CV187XR, 2005 WL 1593441 (W.D. Tex. July 7, 2005)
Bocchi Americas Assoc. v. Commerce Fresh Mktg., Inc., No. Civ.A. H0402411, 2005 WL 3164240 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 28, 2005)
Fresh Am. Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 3:03-CV-1299-M, 2004 WL 1490077 (N.D. Tex. June 30, 2004)
Fresh Am. Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. Civ.A. 3:03-CV-1299, 2004 WL 983615 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 29, 2004)
Fleming Co. v. USDA, 322 F.Supp. 2d 744 (E.D. Tex. 2004)
Reaves Brokerage Co. v. Sunbelt Fruit & Vegetable Co., 336 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2003)
In re Cafeteria Operators, L.P., 299 B.R. 411 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2003)
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Fresh Am. Corp., No. Civ.A.3:03-CV-0152-G, 2003 WL 21554513 (N.D. Tex. July 8, 2003)
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Fresh Am. Corp., No. 3:03-CV-0152-P, 2003 WL 21448390 (N.D. Tex. June 16, 2003)
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Potato Specialty Co., No. Civ.A.5-03CV0138-C, 2003 WL 21518018 (N.D. Tex. June 11, 2003)
Reaves Brokerage Co. v. Fidelity Factors, L.L.C., No. CIV.A.3:99-CV-2848M, 2002 WL 32125950 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 8, 2002)
SIXTH CIRCUIT
J.A. Besteman Co. v. Carter's Inc., No. 1:07-CV-931, 2008 WL 2037289 (W.D. Mich. May 12, 2008) (extent of statutory trust)
Joe Randazzo's Fruit & Vegetable, Inc. v. W-W Produce, Inc., No. 04-75045, 2007 WL 925795 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 26, 2007)
J.A. Besteman Co. v. Carter's, Inc., 439 F.Supp. 2d 774 (W.D. Mich. 2006)
Paradise Farms, S.A. v. Chiquita Frupac, Inc., No. 1:02CV714, 2006 WL 640501 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 10, 2006)
Davis Melon Sales, Inc. v. Great Lakes Produce, Inc., No. 105CV2092, 2005 WL 2233533 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 31, 2005)
In re Phoenix Restaurant Group, Inc., Nos. 301-12036, 303-0568A, 2004 WL 3113719 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. Dec. 16, 2004)
Chiquita Fresh, N.A. v. Specialty Produce Co., Nos. 1:02-CV-269, 1:02-CV-272, 1:02-CV-276, 2004 WL 1873746 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 12, 2004)
H.C. MacClaren, Inc. v. USDA, 342 F.3d 584 (6th Cir. 2003) (revocation of PACA license)
Overton Distrib., Inc. v. Heritage Bank, 340 F.3d 361 (6th Cir. 2003) (statutory trust)
Chiquita Fresh, N.A. v. Specialty Produce Co., No. 1:02-CV-00269, 1:02CV272, 1:02CV276, 2003 WL 24272404 (E.D. Tenn. May 2, 2003)
Overton Distrib., Inc. v. Heritage Bank, 179 F.Supp. 2d 818 (M.D. Tenn. 2002) (parties' agreement violates PACA)
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Anthony Marano Co. v. Glass, No. 05 C 6403, 2007 WL 257630 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 24, 2007)
Agri-Sales, Inc. v. United Potato Co., 436 F.Supp. 2d 967 (N.D. Ill. 2006)
Fruit Belt Canning Co. v. Heinemann's Inc., No. 05 C 4359, 2006 WL 1430801 (N.D. Ill. May 17, 2006)
In re Sage Enter., Bankr. No. 04 B 05548, Adv. No. 04 A 03014, 2006 WL 1722582 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Apr. 28, 2006)
Brutyn, N.V. v. Anthony Gagliano Co., No. 04-C-527, 2006 WL 3354578 (E.D. Wis. Nov. 17, 2006)
Brutyn, N.V. v. Anthony Gagliano Co., No. 04 CV 0527, 2005 WL 3811423 (E.D. Wis. Nov. 29, 2005)
Potato King, Inc. v. Benson's Wholesale Fruit, Inc., No. 03-C-552-C, 2004 WL 1946397 (W.D. Wis. Aug. 27, 2004)
Agrexco USA, Ltd. v. Benny's Farm Fresh Distrib. Co., No. 01 C 9478, 2003 WL 722232 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 3, 2003) (contract dispute)
Calavo Growers, Inc. v. Anthony Gagliano Co., 294 F.Supp. 2d 1021 (E.D. Wis. 2003) (PACA applicability)
Patterson Frozen Foods, Inc. v. Crown Foods Int'l, Inc., 307 F.3d 666 (7th Cir. 2002) (statutory trust rights nullified)
King v. Hartford Packing Co., 189 F.Supp. 2d 917 (N.D. Ind. 2002) (rights to statutory trust denied)
Anthony Marano Co. v. A. Stallone, Inc., No. 00 C 8019, 2002 WL 31875471 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 24, 2002)
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
H.R. Bushman & Sons v. Spud Packer, Inc., No. 4:06CV1638, 2008 WL 199548 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 22, 2008) (affect of injunction and amendment to injunction)
H.R. Bushman & Son, Corp. v. Spud Packers, Inc., No. 4:06 CV 1638 CDP, 2007 WL 522353 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 14, 2007)
H.R. Bushman & Son, Corp. v. Spud Packers, Inc., No. 4:06 CV 1638 CDP, 2006 WL 3511490 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 5, 2006)
Bix Produce Co. v. Bilimbi Bay Minn., L.L.C., Civil No. 05-1914 (DWF/SRN), 2006 WL 2067837 (D.Minn. July 24, 2006)
W. Onion Sales, Inc. v. Kidco Farms Processing, Inc., No. 1:06-cv-66, 2006 WL 2604821 (D.N.D. Sept. 8, 2006)
NINTH CIRCUIT
Rey Rey Produce SFO, Inc. v. Mis Amigos Meat Market, Inc., No. C 08-1518 VRW, 2008 WL 1885738 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2008) (preliminary injunction)
Gen. Produce Co., Ltd. v. Gibbs, No. CIV S-07-2699 MCE DAD, 2008 WL 1349318 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 9, 2008) (entry of default judgment)
Grimmway Enter., Inc. v. PIC Fresh Global, Inc., No. 1:07-CV-00109, 2008 WL 544451 (E.D. Ca. Feb 26, 2008) (violations of statutory trust and attorney's fees)
Alvaro v. Rey Rey Produce SFO Inc., No. C 07-10685, 2008 WL 410274 (N.D. Ca. Feb. 12, 2008) (application of statutory trust)
Chiquita Fresh, N.A., L.L.C. v. Pandol Assoc. Marketing, Inc., No. CV F 07-1305 LJO DLB, 2008 WL 324009 (E.D. Ca. Feb. 5, 2008) (civil contempt order)
Andrew Smith, Co. v. Lett Us One, No. C-07-04306, 2008 WL 276401 (N.D. Ca. Jan. 30, 2008) (default judgment)
Lublin v. Yarto Int'l Group, L.P., No. CV-07-3007-FVS, 2007 WL 2570334 (E.D. Wa. Aug. 30, 2007) (waiver of PACA rights)
Beachside Produce, L.L.C. v. Flemming Enter., No. C 06-04957 JW, 2007 WL 1655554 (N.D. Cal. June 6, 2007)
Inn Foods Inc. v. Turner Mead L.L.C., No. C 07-00649 SI, 2007 WL 484781 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 9, 2007)
Natural Selection Foods, L.L.C. v. Premium Fresh Farms, L.L.C., No. C-07-00197 RMW, 2007 WL 128230 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 11, 2007)
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Marina Produce Co., No. C 05-04032 WHA, 2007 WL 39311 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2007)
In re Enoch Packing Co., No. CIV-F-06-0388 AWI, 2007 WL 1589537 (E.D. Cal. June 1, 2007)
Sun Pac. Mktg. Coop. v. DiMare Fresh, Inc., No. CIV-F-06-1404 AWI, 2007 WL 1174651 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 19, 2007)
Grimmway Enter. v. Pic Fresh Global, Inc., No. 1:07-cv-109, 2007 WL 274384 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 29, 2007)
Price Cold Storage v. Wash. Organic Dried Fruit & Juice, L.L.C., 182 Fed. App'x 671 (9th Cir. 2006)
Pride of San Juan, Inc. v. Dible, No. C 06-2032 SBA, 2006 WL 2850024 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 4, 2006)
Rey Rey Produce SFO, Inc. v. M & M Produce & Food Serv. Supplies, Inc., No. C05-4504 BZ, 2006 WL 1867633 (N.D. Cal. July 5, 2006)
F.C. Bloxom Co. v. Rojo Produce Imp. & Exp., L.L.C., Civil No. 04-1687-AA, 2006 WL 2021697 (D.Or. July 16, 2006)
Prestige Produce, Inc. v. Silver Creek, Inc., No. CV 04-491 S EJL, 2006 WL 581262 (D.Idaho Mar. 9, 2006)
Grimmway Enter. v. Bayside Produce, Inc., No. C03-01569 JF, C03-01851 JF, 2005 WL 1656874 (N.D. Cal. July 14, 2005)
Chet & Leo Produce Co. v. Cassandra, L.L.C., No. C 05-02282 JSW, 2005 WL 1514093 (N.D. Cal. June 21, 2005)
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Green Apple Produce, Inc., No. Civ.04-278-S-EJL, 2005 WL 1153616 (D.Idaho May 16, 2005)
Logan v. Tiegs, No. CV 03-435-BR, CV 03-470-BR, 2004 WL2851949 (D.Or. Dec. 13, 2004)
In re Arizona Fast Foods, L.L.C., 299 B.R. 589 (Bankr. D.Ariz. 2003)
Middle Mountain Land & Produce Inc. v. Sound Commodities Inc., 307 F.3d 1220 (9th Cir. 2002) (attorneys' fees)
In re Bear Kodiak Produce, Inc., 283 B.R. 577 (Bankr. D.Ariz. 2002) (assets of statutory trust)
In re L.R. Holdings, Inc., No. 98-33952-TC, 98-33953-TC, 98-3412-TC, 2002 WL 31163661 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. Aug. 28, 2002) (statutory trust)
In re Churchfield, 277 B.R. 769 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2002) (motion to compromise PACA claims)
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Gulf Coast Produce, Inc. v. Am. Growers, Inc., No. 07-80633-CIV, 2008 WL 660100 (S.D. Fl. Mar. 7, 2008) (violations of statutory trust)
Emerald Coast Finest Produce Co. of Mobile, L.L.C. v. Lowe, No. 08-00106-CG-M, 2008 WL 544915 (S.D. Al. Feb. 25, 2008) (issuance of a preliminary injunction)
Riverwood Produce Sales, Inc. v. Emerald Coast Finest Produce Co. of Mobile, L.L.C., No. 3:08cv36LAC/MD, 2008 WL 239134 (N.D. Fl. Jan. 28, 2008) (issuance of temporary injunction)
Cee Bee Produce, Inc. v. Tucker, No. 5:06-CV-181 (WDO), 2007 WL 2705564 (M.D. Ga. Sept. 12, 2007) (motion for summary judgment)
Frutera Real S.A. v. Fresh Quest, Inc., No. 07-60445-CIV, 2007 WL 2316560 (S.D. Fl. Aug. 9, 2007) (parties subject to PACA)
First Cut Produce, Inc. v. Turner, Civil Action No. 07-0042-WS-C, 2007 WL 162707 (S.D. Ala. Jan. 18, 2007)
Sandyland Produce, L.L.C. v. Tar Heel Farms, Inc., No. 6:02-cv-1515-Orl-31JGG, 2007 WL 1080005 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 9, 2007)
Six L's Packing Co. v. Goodnight Int'l, Inc., No. 8:05-CIV-2098-T-17-EAJ, 2007 WL 781743 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 13, 2007)
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. B & G Produce, Inc., No. 8:06CV2172 T27EAJ, 2007 WL 41946 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 4, 2007)
Taylor Farms Fla., Inc. v. Gennaro's Produce, Inc., No. 07-60259-CIV, 2007 WL 646987 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 27, 2007)
Paris Foods Corp. v. Foresite Foods, Inc., No. 1:05-cv-610-WSD, 2007 WL 568841 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 20, 2007)
In re Tucker, Bankr. No. 06-50092-JDW, Adv. No. 06-5107, 2007 WL 1100482 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. Apr. 10, 2007)
Thames v. USDA, 195 Fed. App'x 850 (11th Cir. 2006)
Arbor Int'l Foods, L.L.C. v. Reco Sales Corp., No. 1:05 CV 256 GET, 2006 WL 2927518 (N.D. Ga. June 16, 2006)
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Marina Produce Co., No. C 05-04032 WHA, 2006 WL 1144188 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2006)
2927764 Canada, Inc. v. Dew Drop Farms, L.L.C., No. 604CV1587ORL22DAB, 2005 WL 1228654 (M.D. Fla. May 22, 2005)
In re McCue, 324 B.R. 389 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2005)
C.M.B. Foods, Inc. v. Corral of Middle Ga., 396 F.Supp. 2d 1283 (M.D. Ala. 2005)
In re Atlanta Egg & Produce, Inc., 321 B.R. 746 (N.D. Ga. 2005) (statutory trust)
Country Best v. Christopher Ranch, L.L.C., 361 F.3d 629 (11th Cir. 2004) (attorneys' fees and interest)
In re Steinberg, 307 B.R. 310 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2003)
Red's Market v. Cape Canaveral Cruise Line, Inc., 181 F.Supp. 2d 1339 (M.D. Fla. 2002) (liability of corporate officers)
D.C. DISTRICT
Kleiman & Hochberg, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Agric., 497 F.3d 681 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (revocation of PACA license)
Coosemans Specialties, Inc. v. Dept. of Agric., 482 F.3d 560 (D.C. Cir. 2007)
Post & Taback, Inc. v. Dept. of Agric., 123 Fed. Appx. 406 (D.C. Cir. 2005)
Fresh Kist Produce, L.L.C. v. Choi Corp., 362 F.Supp. 2d 118 (D.D.C. 2005)
Jacobson v. Dept. of Agric., 99 Fed. Appx. 238 (D.C. Cir. 2004)
Fresh Kist Produce, L.L.C. v. Choi Corp., 251 F.Supp. 2d 138 (D.D.C. 2003) (prejudgment interest)
Fresh Kist Produce, L.L.C. v. Choi Corp., 223 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2002) (statutory trust)
CALIFORNIA
Mendoza v. Rast Produce Co., 45 Cal. Rptr. 3d 525 (Cal. App. 2006)
Flores v. Kendall, No. H027795, 2006 WL 1217147 (Cal. App. May 8, 2006)
CONNECTICUT
Birarelli v. Wright, No. CV020389534S, 2002 WL 1492179 (Conn. Super. June 7, 2002)
NEW YORK
Finova Capital Corp. v. Berger, 794 N.Y.S. 2d 379 (N.Y. App. Div.)
NORTH CAROLINA
Wilson v. Burch Farms, Inc., 627 S.E. 2d 249 (N.C. App. 2006)
TEXAS
McManus-Wyatt Produce Co. v. Tex. Dept. of Agric., 140 S.W.3d 826 (Tex. App. 2004)