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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 31, 2022
- August 31, 2022
- Micah Brown
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 2, 2022
- August 2, 2022
- Micah Brown
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...
Environmental Law Highlight: Developments From the First Half of 2022
- July 21, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
The first half of 2022 has seen a lot of development in the area of environmental law. From lawsuits to regulatory...
Ninth Circuit Orders EPA to Revisit Conclusion That Glyphosate is “Not Likely” to Cause Cancer
- June 23, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On June 17, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision ordering the Environment Protection Agency (“EPA”) to reexamine...
Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Failure to Warn Claims in Pesticide Injury Lawsuits
- May 26, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Of all the claims that plaintiffs typically raise in pesticide injury lawsuits, failure to warn is currently the claim that is...
Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Intro to Pesticide Injury Litigation
- March 31, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Over the past few years, there has been a series of high-profile lawsuits filed against pesticide manufacturers by plaintiffs who claim...
Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Treated Seeds
- March 3, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In December 2021, two environmental groups, the Center for Food Safety and Pesticide Action Network North America, filed a lawsuit against...
Farm Groups Sue EPA Over Revocation of Chlorpyrifos Tolerances
- February 17, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On February 9, 2022, a coalition of farm groups filed a lawsuit in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the...
EPA Adopts New Policy For ESA Consultations & New Pesticide Active Ingredients
- January 20, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On January 11, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that effective immediately it had changed its policy regarding Endangered Species...
Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021
- December 20, 2021
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes. Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural...
Paraquat Receives Interim Registration Decision, Faces Legal Challenges
- September 7, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On August 1, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published documents in the Federal Register announcing the Agency’s Interim Registration Review...
EPA Announces Decision to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances
- August 24, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On August 19, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its intention to publish a final rule in the Federal Register...
California Court Finds State Law Claims Not Preempted by FIFRA in Glyphosate Ruling
- August 12, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
A California State Court of Appeal issued a ruling on August 9, 2021, upholding a jury verdict awarding millions of dollars...
California State Court Issues Pretrial Ruling In Roundup Case
- July 29, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
A week before the trial of another lawsuit challenging the safety of Monsanto Company’s (“Monsanto”) Roundup products is scheduled to start,...
Court Sets Aside Pesticide Registration For ESA Violations
- June 17, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently issued an order vacating an action from Environmental Protection...
The Deal with Dicamba: Report Examines EPA Decision to Register Dicamba in 2018
- May 27, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On May 24, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report addressing EPA’s 2018...
Ninth Circuit Upholds $25 Million Award to Plaintiff in Glyphosate Case
- May 20, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On May 14, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, issued a decision upholding a $25 million...
Pathways to Pesticide Cancellation Under FIFRA
- May 13, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), pesticide manufacturers work with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to register pesticides...
States, Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Sulfoxaflor
- February 4, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On December 7, 2020, eleven states filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, opposing a request from the...
Ag & Food Law Daily Update: January 5, 2021
- January 5, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes...