California Court of Appeal

Judgment for agency-defendant in mandate proceedings involving a challenge to certain grants of registrations for pesticides by the Department of Pesticide Regulation is reversed in part as to counts alleging violation of Food and Agricultural Code section 12811.5, an unlawful taking, and violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2006
• Published 02/27/2006

Judges

• CROSKEY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• McKenna Long & Aldridge, Stanley W. Landfair, San Francisco, Joseph F. Butler, Robert S. Schuda, Shannon L. Fagan, Michael J. Stiles, Los Angeles,and Eric S.C. Lindstrom, San Francisco, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Murchison & Cumming, Edmund G. Farrell III, Gina E. Och, Los Angeles; Kessler & Collins, Gary S. Kessler and Daniel P. Callahan, Santa Ana, for Real Party in Interest and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Tom Greene, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary E. Hackenbracht, Assistant Attorney General, William S. Abbey and Todd A. Valdes, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Appellant.