• April 17, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: HENRY AVOCADO CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. Z.J.D. BROTHER, LLC & LONG ZHONG “MICHAEL” CHEN Defendants., No. 17CV4559ARRRLM, 2019 WL 1586865 (E.D.N.Y....

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• April 15, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Oceana, Inc. v. Ross, No. 17-5247, 2019 WL 1574916 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 12, 2019):  When fishermen catch fish but do...

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• April 8, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, Sec’y of Labor, Dep’t of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLAND FARMS PRODUCTION & PACKING, LLC, DELBERT BLAND, an...

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• April 5, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Forty Foot Farms, Appellant v. Pennsylvania Tpk. Comm’n, No. 501 C.D. 2018, 2019 WL 1468541 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr. 2,...

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• April 3, 2019
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REGULATORY: Notice: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) provides the Secretary of Agriculture with the authority to charge...

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• March 22, 2019
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REGULATORY: Final rule: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; This final rule amends Marketing Order No. 959, which regulates the handling of onions grown in...

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• March 21, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: BERT L. BENNETT III & TERRY BENNETT ALLEN, Plaintiffs, v. GRAHAM F. BENNETT; ANN BENNETT-PHILLIPS; JAMES H. BENNETT; & LOUISE...

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• March 20, 2019
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REGULATORY: Notice of open meeting: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research...

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• March 8, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Backus v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. C 16-00454 WHA, 2019 WL 1046025 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2019) Plaintiff brought this...

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• March 1, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT, OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants., No. CV 17-1875 (RMC), 2019 WL 954774...

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• February 18, 2019
• Elizabeth

LEGISLATIVE: Dairy v. Harry Shelton Livestock, LLC, No. 18-CV-06357-RMI, 2019 WL 631493 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 14, 2019) On October 17, 2018,...

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• February 11, 2019
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JUDICIAL: G.W. Palmer & Co. v. Fla. Fresh Produce Corp., No. 217CV657FTM29MRM, 2019 WL 480501 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 7, 2019): This...

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• February 6, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: OAKDALE GROUNDWATER ALLIANCE et al., Plaintiffs & Respondents, v. OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Defendant & Appellant. Additional Party Names: Louis F....

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• February 1, 2019
• Elizabeth

REGULATORY: Interim final rule with request for comments: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. This rule will remove seven voluntary U.S. grade standards and one...

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• January 7, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Crane Fortune, Inc. et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States of Am., Defendant., No. 4:17-CV-3323, 2018 WL 6928539 (S.D. Tex. Dec....

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• December 20, 2018
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: EPIC FRESH PRODUCE, LLC, Plaintiff, v. OLYMPIC WHOLESALE PRODUCE, INC., et al., Defendants. Additional Party Names: 765 Busse Highway Apartments,...

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• December 13, 2018
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Axon v. Citrus World, Inc., No. 18CV4162ARRRML, 2018 WL 6448648 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2018): On July 20, 2018, Plaintiff filed a...

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• December 3, 2018
• Elizabeth

Judicial: WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT, WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, & PREDATOR DEFENSE Plaintiffs, v. USDA APHIS WILDLIFE SERVICES Defendant., No....

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• October 16, 2018
• Elizabeth

Judicial:  Nutrition Program, Commercial Law HEADSTART NURSERY, INC., & T AND C SUPPLIES, INC., Plaintiffs, v. JACK PALMERI, & MOTHER EARTH...

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• October 5, 2018
• Elizabeth

Judicial: PACA, GMO, NEPA State v. Grocery Manufacturers Ass’n, 425 P.3d 927 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018); State brought action against nationwide trade...

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